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The claim

සජිත් ප්‍රේමදාස දුම්පානය සිරෝසිස් රෝගයට හේතු වන බව ට ප්‍රකාශයක් සිදු කර නැහැ!

Rating

False

Reviewed by Fact Crescendo Sri Lanka ↗ ·

Original fact check ↗

Original review summary

The review says the circulating video was edited to change the meaning of Premadasa’s remarks. In the full speech, he said alcohol causes cirrhosis, while smoking causes oral and lung cancer and heart attacks. [S1][S1]

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Sources and attribution

  1. [S1] Fact Crescendo Sri Lanka original review

    Original review · Retrieved October 17, 2026