{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Fact Crescendo Sri Lanka English | The leading fact-checking website","provider_url":"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english","title":"A fabricated video falsely claims that Former President Gotabaya referred to him as the \u201cmost foolish member of the family.\u201d - Fact Crescendo Sri Lanka English | The leading fact-checking website","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"PU8lzasmaU\"><a href=\"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/edited-clip-targeting-former-prez-gotabaya\/\">A fabricated video falsely claims that Former President Gotabaya referred to him as the \u201cmost foolish member of the family.\u201d<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/edited-clip-targeting-former-prez-gotabaya\/embed\/#?secret=PU8lzasmaU\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;A fabricated video falsely claims that Former President Gotabaya referred to him as the \u201cmost foolish member of the family.\u201d&#8221; &#8212; Fact Crescendo Sri Lanka English | The leading fact-checking website\" data-secret=\"PU8lzasmaU\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/gota.png","thumbnail_width":622,"thumbnail_height":420,"description":"A video ridiculing former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has once again been making the rounds on social media circles, which we found to be an instance of an altered clip. Let\u2019s look at the claim in detail. Social media posts: The video purportedly depicts a series of scenes in which it is claimed that the former [&hellip;]"}