The claim
The UNP media division issued a statement on reports that Ranil Wickremesinghe left Sri Lanka to take over the presidency of Venezuela.
Original review summary
Fact Crescendo reports that the UNP Media Unit confirmed it had not issued the alleged announcement. The review also says it found no such posts about Wickremesinghe leaving for Venezuela, concluding that the purported statement and the posts it supposedly addressed were non-existent.[S1]
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Sources and attribution
- [S1] Fact Crescendo Sri Lanka original review
Original review · Retrieved October 15, 2026