False Facebook posts claim Sri Lanka raised eligibility age for motorcycle licenses after two children killed in road accident
Copyright AFP 2017-2021. All rights reserved. Multiple Facebook posts shared repeatedly in December 2020 claim the Sri Lankan government raised the eligibility age for motorcycle licenses from 17 to 25. The claim, which states the new policy will come into effect from January 1, 2021, circulated online one day after two young children were killed in a motorcycle accident in a Colombo suburb. Police arrested a 20-year-old man following the accident. The claim in the posts is false; Sri Lanka's Department of Motor Traffic told AFP on December 11, 2020 that no such amendment had been mad...
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