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The claim

සැකකරුවෙකු පැහැරගෙන පළාගිය පුද්ගලයා, ඇමති හරින් ප්‍රානාන්දුගේ පෞද්ගලික ලේකම් ද?

Rating

Misleading

Reviewed by Fact Crescendo Sri Lanka ↗ ·

Original fact check ↗

Original review summary

The review reports that the man who helped the suspect flee was a Badulla-area coordinator for Harin Fernando, not his private secretary. It says the police chief and local reporters confirmed this distinction, and the article’s journalist acknowledged that the private-secretary description was an error.[S1]

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  1. [S1] Fact Crescendo Sri Lanka original review

    Original review · Retrieved October 17, 2026