Gotabaya Rajapaksa
President Rajapaksa cites misleading numbers on past borrowing
Every month we have to repay the loans that previous governments had obtained for various reasons. On ISBs, by 2015, we had only taken out USD 5 billion worth of them. During the time of the previous government, USD 15 billion worth of ISBs were taken out.
Headlinenews.lk | February 26, 2022
Posted on: 26 May, 2022
Partly True
President Rajapaksa errs on foreign loans
I have not taken a cent in foreign loans during my two years in office.
Newswire | January 7, 2022
Posted on: 26 January, 2022
False
President Rajapaksa: Sends right message on cost of the post
"The Postal Department is currently running at a loss of about Rs 6 billion. It generates an income of Rs 8 billion annually. The department’s expenditure runs to about Rs 14 billion on account of having overtime payments, the salaries and other costs."
Dinamina | September 30, 2020
Posted on: 12 November, 2020
True
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa overclaims change in economic growth
Prior to 2015, the economic growth rate was between 7% and 8%, but by 2019, it fell below 2%.
Divaina | June 16, 2020
Posted on: 7 July, 2020
Partly True
President is misinformed on disability data
In Sri Lanka, 20 percent of children are having a mental or physical disability.
President's Official Twitter Page | January 25, 2020
Posted on: 26 February, 2020
False
Gotabaya Rajapaksa overstates land released under MR government
We are the people who released 90% of the land
Inaugural Press Conference | October 16, 2019
Posted on: 31 October, 2019
False