Sri Lankan minister targeted by fabricated quote about damaged javelins
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What happened
After Sri Lanka's rising javelin star Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage returned home from an athletics meet in mid-September to find his prized javelins damaged, a mocked-up news graphic was shared in posts claiming a government minister said the athlete's coach was to blame. The sports ministry told AFP the quote was fabricated, and official reports said the damage was in fact caused in transit with the airline agreeing t…
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