Factseeker
  • English
  • සිංහල
  • தமிழ்
  • Fact Checked
    • All
    • Economy
    • Society
    • Environment
    • Politics
    • Health
  • Methodology
  • About Us
  • Explore Fact-Checking
  • Contact Us
  • #misleading

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.

 

Latest updates

#fake

A Fake Website Imitating the Daily Mirror

October 27, 2025

explainer

Ishara Sewwandi and Group Were Deported After Arrest, Not Before.

October 21, 2025

#fake

The statement attributed to Mujibur Rahman is false

October 21, 2025

#fake

The Nelu plants in Horton Plains have not been destroyed

October 14, 2025

Related Content

Sri Lanka has not received a Nobel Prize for tea production

October 3, 2025

Old Videos Mislead Public After Kamchatka Earthquake

July 30, 2025

The video being shared is not of the baby left in a field in Mawathagama.

July 23, 2025

Child in Middeniya did not die due to a rambutan seed stuck in the throat

July 14, 2025

Is the Provincial Commissioner legally empowered to act at their own discretion?

June 20, 2025

Reliable

Verified News.

Delivered to You.

We are an independent fact-checking team affiliated with the Sri Lanka Press Institute(SLPI).

The objective and long-term goal of the FactSeeker is to provide the public with reliable and verified content in the attempt of debunking mis/disinformation. The unit, with the SLPI, is committed to contributing to improved media literacy in Sri Lanka.

Quick Links

Home

Fact-checked

Methodology

About us

Explore fact checking

Publications

Contact us

View Contact

Topics

Fact-checked

Politics

Health

Society

Environtment

Economy

Follow Us

Copyright 2025 © FactSeeker-Sri Lanka Press Institute. All Rights Reserved. Design & Developed by Enfection