CLAIM: The Filipinos were fooled into replacing former President Ferdinand Marcos, Sr. with former President Corazon Aquino.
CATEGORY: Misleading
COMPLETE DETAILS: A Facebook post shows a picture of both Marcos, Sr., and Aquino, with a caption below detailing Marcos, Sr as a World War 2 soldier, bar top notcher lawyer, congressman, senator, and President; while under Aquino's it stated from housewife to President. The title of the post implies that the Filipino people made a stupid mistake and were brainwashed into replacing what was a well-qualified President with an unqualified one.
WHY WE FACT CHECK THIS: The post misleads the viewer in that there was a downgrading of the quality or qualification of the succeeding President. President Marcos' qualifications have no direct bearing on the qualifications of President Aquino. President Marcos was ousted in a popular uprising and was replaced by the people with President Aquino.
Link: https://www.facebook.com/photo/fbid=386408325705855&set=a.101041260909231
