A photo of a wrecked helicopter with the caption “This is the first helicopter in Sri Lanka which was set on fire and destroyed by the JVP in 88/89. “ is circulating on social media.
Our technical investigation to clarify the above news revealed that the photo is from a scene background from the “Call of Duty” computer and mobile game series.
Source – https://www.givemesport.com/1676047-call-of-duty-what-are-the-best-maps-across-all-of-the-games
YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_ajKAtS3RA
Therefore, the above photo is not relevant to an incident in Sri Lanka and is an image from the “Call Of Duty” video game series.