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The claim: Posts claim that a Canadian court has ruled there was no Tamil genocide in Sri Lanka following a legal battle led by Dr. Neville Hewage.

FalseInternational Law, Sri Lanka
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Fact Crescendo Sri Lanka found that Canadian courts have not made such a ruling—in fact, the relevant law protecting Tamil genocide awareness was upheld, not overturned.

Checked by Fact Crescendo Sri Lanka (“False”) · 2026

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