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Protesters pictured in former Sri Lanka president's house, not ex-Bangladesh PM's bedroom

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A photo of Sri Lankan protesters lounging on a bed at the island nation's presidential residence in July 2022 has been reshared hundreds of times in posts falsely claiming it shows demonstrators at the palace of former Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina after she fled to India .

AFP footage shows one demonstrator sitting in Hasina 's residence on August 5, 2024 as her 15 years in power came to an end.