Claim: VP Robredo needlessly provoked Russia to attack the Philippines
Rating: False
Complete details: A Facebook post by KLC Happy Thoughts and Cellphone Repair Shop claims that incumbent Vice President and Presidential candidate Ma. Leonor ‘Leni’ Robredo is provoking Russia by expressing support to the Philippine government for condemning Russia’s attack on Ukraine by joining a United Nations General Assembly resolution.
Why we fact-check this: This is a baseless accusation because the Philippine government itself joins other nations in the UNGA resolution, none of those countries did so to provoke Russia. The incumbent Vice President expressing support for her government’s position is not a basis for any provocation.
The post has garnered 3,500 reactions and 97 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.)
