Minorities
MP Wigneswaran overstates the unemployment disparity in war affected areas
“Unemployment in our war-affected areas have exceeded 10% while the national average proportion of unemployment is less than 6%.”
Daily FT | September 12, 2020
Posted on: 29 October, 2020
False
Minister Gunawardena correctly claims high IDP resettlement, with incorrect statistics
“Sri Lanka also made significant progress in the resettlement of over 440,000 IDPs … presently it has risen to 93.76%.”
Daily FT | February 28, 2020
Posted on: 25 March, 2020
Partly True
MP Gammanpila messes up the math on demographic change
In comparison to the 5 to 9 age group, the Sinhala population in the 0 to 4 age group has increased by 0.5%. But the Muslim population has increased by 1.4%, or threefold…
Udaya Gammanpila's Official Website | June 20, 2019
Posted on: 28 November, 2019
Blatantly False
Senathirajah right on share military occupied lands released, but not just in the Northern Province
75% of the lands occupied by the security forces in the Northern Province have been released to the public.
Dinamina | August 16, 2019
Posted on: 11 September, 2019
True
MP Sumanthiran is partly correct: 14 Tamil journalists were killed, but not all were murdered
If I remember correctly, [in the past 20 years] 14 Tamil journalists have been murdered.
Mawbima | October 25, 2018
Posted on: 19 November, 2018
Partly True