FACT CHECK: Marcos’ claim that human rights violations in 2023 went ‘down by half’ NEEDS CONTEXT
Marcos did not cite any basis for the claim, data from the CHR show that cases of alleged human rights violations did fall in 2023 but not by 50%.
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FACT CHECK: Marcos falsely claims ill-gotten wealth cases are ‘untrue,’ ‘propaganda’
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has dismissed the government’s pursuit to recover his family’s ill-gotten wealth as “propaganda” and “have been shown to be untrue.” This is false.
FACT CHECK: Marcos’ claim on having left with nothing when exiled in Hawaii is false
VERA Files fact checked in November last year a similar statement by Marcos in a meeting with the Filipino community in Hawaii.
FACT CHECK: Duterte flip-flops on calling Marcos a ‘drug addict’
After calling President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. a “drug addict,” former president Rodrigo Duterte now says he could have been referring to the use of medicines, not illegal substances.
Bangayang Duterte at Marcos-Romualdez: Polvoron vs. Fentanyl
Masalimuot, nakakatawa, at sobrang nakakahiya itong bangayan ng mga Duterte at pamilya Marcos-Romualdez. Madlang Filipino, kaya pa ba?
FACT CHECK: Imee Marcos’ claim that family suffered in exile for 36 years is FALSE
The Marcoses lived in exile for just five, not 36, years.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Pahayag ni Imee Marcos na nagdusa ang pamilya sa exile sa loob ng 36 na taon HINDI TOTOO
Ang mga Marcos ay nanirahan sa exile ng lima lamang, hindi 36, na taon.
FACT CHECK: Rodrigo Duterte calling President Marcos a ‘drug addict’ needs context
This was the first time Rodrigo Duterte mentioned President Ferdinand Marcos’ name in connection with drug abuse.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Pagtawag ni Rodrigo Duterte kay Pangulong Marcos na ‘drug addict’ nangangailangan ng konteksto
Ito ang unang beses na binanggit ni Duterte ang pangalan ni Marcos kaugnay ng drug abuse. Sa isang talumpati noong Nob. 18, 2021 sa Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro, sinabi ng noo'y presidente na may isang kandidato sa 2022 presidential election na gumagamit ng cocaine, ngunit hindi sinabi kung sino ang kanyang tinutukoy.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Marcos wrongly claims family landed ‘with nothing’ when exiled in Hawaii
The Marcos family did not go into exile empty-handed. In 1986, the U.S. Customs Services seized sets of jewelry, valued in 1991 at $436,420 to $559,630, that the Marcoses brought with them to Honolulu.
