Elections Commissioner Mahinda Deshapriya told media that an inquiry will be held into a false news which spread through social media last night and today.

The image showed the Commissioner inspecting some ballot papers. It was claimed that these were discovered last night in Colombo.

However, Elections Commissioner Mahinda Deshapriya said that this was an image from 2013, where a set of marked ballot papers were discovered in Puttalam.

He asked the public not to spread the news by sharing it on Facebook. An inquiry will be held to ascertain those who are responsible, he added.