Australia tram photo doctored to add fabricated ad for Sri Lankan opposition leader

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❌Social media users have shared a doctored photo that shows a fabricated advert on a tram for a Sri Lankan opposition politician's visit to Australia Melbourne's Yarra Trams said it does not accept political advertising and never put up the fake ad

"Behold the work of the NPP. For all you fools thinking NPP is different -- they are no better"Who advised you to run an ad campaign in Australia? Whoever it is, they have really taken the NPP for a joke," another commenter wrote.A spokesperson for the Melbourne Tram company Yarra Trams told AFP they do not accept political advertising.

"We have confirmed that this advertising wrap never appeared on our tram network," the spokesperson said."Furthermore, we do not accept political advertising on board our trams, regardless of a politician's country of origin." NPP spokesperson Upul Ranjan also told AFP on July 3 the claim was false and that the party never launched advertising campaigns in Australia as seen in the doctored image.corresponding photo published on Australian landscape photographer R.A. Stanley's website

 

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