The claim
රනිල් වික්රමසිංහගේ ඡන්ද ලකුණ හදවත ද?
Original review summary
The review says the heart symbol was not among the symbols available to independent candidates in the Election Commission’s gazette. It concludes that the social-media claim that Wickremesinghe would run under a heart symbol was false.[S1]
Additional context
The review was updated on 15 August 2024 to report that Wickremesinghe had been assigned the gas-cylinder symbol as an independent candidate. [S1]
Research date:
Sources and attribution
- [S1] Fact Crescendo Sri Lanka original review
Original review · Retrieved October 16, 2026