{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Fact Crescendo Sri Lanka English | The leading fact-checking website","provider_url":"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english","title":"Footage of Elephant Agitations during the final Kumbhal Perahera? - Fact Crescendo Sri Lanka English | The leading fact-checking website","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"m9yV38H4ip\"><a href=\"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/videos-unrelated-to-the-recent-dalada-perahera-go-viral\/\">Footage of Elephant Agitations during the final Kumbhal Perahera?<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/videos-unrelated-to-the-recent-dalada-perahera-go-viral\/embed\/#?secret=m9yV38H4ip\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Footage of Elephant Agitations during the final Kumbhal Perahera?&#8221; &#8212; Fact Crescendo Sri Lanka English | The leading fact-checking website\" data-secret=\"m9yV38H4ip\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\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<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/elephant-esala-main.png","thumbnail_width":622,"thumbnail_height":420,"description":"Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel The annual Esala Maha Perahera at the historic Sri Dalada Maligawa and the four devalas in Kandy was recently concluded with respect for ancient rituals. However, several videos were circulated on social media showing elephants in the Dalada Perahera becoming agitated and running amok. Here is a fact check we [&hellip;]"}