Hi, I'm Viyu. Ask me about the stories collected here. I answer only from them, with numbered links to the outlets that published them, and I say so when they do not cover it.
Spelling Error in Muizzu’s Fourth of July Message Draws Online Mockery
President Mohamed Muizzu's Fourth of July greeting to the United States, posted on X on 4 July, drew online mockery because the accompanying graphic misspelled "Independence" as "INDEPEDENCE," with users also questioning the placement of the Maldives Emblem. As of Saturday the error remained uncorrected, while the U.S. Embassy in Malé responded formally to the greeting.
Sources1carried itMR1 of 19 news outlets we monitor
One outlet so far Only Maldives Republic has reported this among the sources we monitor. A gap in what we monitor, not proof that others did not report it.
Who said what
the reports' own quoted words, each once
In doing this, you create the impression that the Emblem of the Maldives belongs to or represents the United States.
This arrangement mixes the symbols of both nations in a way that suggests they are a single entity… I strongly feel that this is inappropriate and can even be illegal, and of course, disrespectful to both of the countries involved here.