Doctored newspaper article misleads Sri Lankans about perpetrator of sword attack

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Doctored newspaper article misleads Sri Lankans about perpetrator of sword attack
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Disinformation is often spread through doctoring headlines An article about a member of Sri Lanka's NPP party attacking an election candidate with a sword was edited in Facebook posts to change the name of the political party

"Why is everyone surprised? If history is any indication, this is what the JVP excels in," one comment read.that is the main driving force behind the NPP.

Another person wrote:"JVP back at it again, cannot hoodwink the public with the liberal act any longer."were postponed after the government said it had no money to finance the polls. The island has been battling a crippling economic crisis over the last three years. The Supreme Court on March 3 ordered the Election Commission to go ahead with the polls. The Commission said it would announce a new election date in due course.The top-right corner of the image shared on Facebook features the logo of Sri Lankan TV channel Hiru., which includes a segment on the day's newspaper headlines.The original newspaper headline, which can be seen 35 minutes into the programme, reads:"SJB supporter hacks his own party candidate with a sword".

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