evidence: Social media posts claim that Anura Kumara Dissanayake, leader of the National People’s Power (NPP), received 50.03% of the total votes in the first round of counting, thereby winning the presidential election and becoming the ninth executive president of Sri Lanka. [...] Our investigation found these claims to be false. The Election Commission of Sri Lanka has clarified that no candidate, including Anura Kumara Dissanayake, secured more than 50% of the votes in the first round of vote counting. [...] The claim that Anura Kumara Dissanayake won the Sri Lankan presidential election by securing 50.03% of the votes in the first round of counting is false. The Election Commission has confirmed that no candidate received more than 50% of the votes in the first round, and counting second preferences is still underway. Voters should rely on official sources for updates rather than social media rumours.