The claim
Former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said, "If this country is entrusted to me again, I will govern it well."
Original review summary
The review found no record of Rajapaksa making the quoted statement in his recent public remarks and said an SLPP spokesperson confirmed he had not made it. It concludes that the viral attribution is false.[S1]
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Sources and attribution
- [S1] Fact Crescendo Sri Lanka original review
Original review · Retrieved October 15, 2026