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A quote card showing a fictional Saudi princess allegedly praising presidential aspirant Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr was shared on Facebook. This is fake.

Just a day after Jessica Soho made a big splash in her brand of presidential interviews on Jan. 22 over Channel 7, Boy Abunda followed with his own concept of presidential encounters on Jan. 24 onwards on his YouTube channel.

It is not the first time the clip made the rounds on social media.

It was uploaded the same day the network aired the interview of Jessica Soho with four presidential aspirants.

How many of you have given this a thought: what would you have asked the presidential candidates had you been in the shoes of Jessica Soho - or even Tito Boy Abunda, for that matter?

Vice President Leni Robredo has agreed to join a live multi-media interview, contrary to a claim made in a video that spurred the hashtag #LeniDuwag. The assertion that she backed out of the interview over DZRH needs context. The interview was actually moved to February 2.

Comelec spokesperson James Jimenez has belied the claims.

Ferdinand Marcos, the dictator, loved writing diary entries.

Representatives from several prominent academic institutions, media and civil society organizations emphasized the significance of fact-checking in fighting mis- and disinformation, especially with the upcoming May 2022 elections.

It seems too easy for the camp of presidential candidate Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. to accuse multiaward-winning broadcast journalist Jessica Soho of being "biased against the Marcoses." Many surmise that this is because Soho is known to ask tough questions begging to be answered.

There are many good things going for the three-hour GMA 7’s Jessica Soho Presidential Interviews aired Saturday night.

Neither has she encouraged the former senator to "file a case" against oligarchs "destroying his name and reputation."