Claim: If there’s anyone to blame for the return of the Marcoses, look no further than Leni.
Category: False
Complete Details: In a Facebook post by KLC Happy Thoughts and Cellphone Repair, it is claimed that the masa vote is for Presidential candidate Ferdinand Marcos Jr and that his opponent Vice President Ma. Leonor Robredo enjoys the support of professionals and the upper class. It further claims that the Vice President's six years in office is considered a monumental failure that drives people to support the son of the late dictator.
Why we fact-check this: This post is crafted to appear that the Vice President is elitist and does not care much for the masses, which results in the supposed massive support of the lower class for her political rival. The post’s owner offers conjecture after the other without backing them up with solid proof. There is no empirical evidence to support any of the allegations enumerated in the post. This has garnered 1,400 shares as of this writing.
(The Mindanao Gold Star Daily is part of the more than 100 organizations online initiative from media, coalitions, civil society, business, academe, law, and the religious sector called ‘#FactsFirstPH.’ The initiative aims to collectively push for truth-telling and debunking lies through four steps: fact-checking by news organizations; networking by civil society and grassroots groups; research and analysis by academic institutions; and seeking accountability by lawyers’ groups.)
