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Misleading video featuring Lankan cricketer Muralitharan

Misleading
Misleading

A video claiming to feature famous Lankan cricketer Muttiah Muralitharan dancing is circulating on social media.

by Anonymous |

November 21, 2024

The link to the video is as follows

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1045179873989898&rdid=XhYWQCiGeNQY1EYx

A reverse image search via Google Reverse Image search revealed that the individual featured in the video is Indian Dancer Kiran Jopale.

Jopale had published the video on his Instagram page on September 16.

Accordingly, FactSeeker confirms that the alleged video of Muralitharan is misleading.

 

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