Claim: Ferdinand Marcos, Jr has an undergraduate degree: Special Diploma in Social Studies
Category: False
Complete Details: in a post by Facebook user Lights Vasque and shared in Facebook group UNITEAM BBM-SARA SUPPORTERS 2022, a picture made to look like a receipt shows details of Presidential candidate Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. including his educational background which was stated as having an undergraduate degree.
Why we fact check this: A Special Diploma does not equate to an undergraduate degree. This claim has been debunked many times by different media outlets which fact-checked this quoting sources from the universities themselves. Please check out these links for further details:
https://verafiles.org/articles/documents-bongbong-marcos-university-education-part-2-w
The documents on Bongbong Marcos’ university education (Part 1- Oxford University)
LINK TO THE FALSE CLAIM: https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=547496473440485&set=pcb.547496506773815
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