FACT CHECK: Adiong did NOT say public outraged over Romualdez’s arrest
A graphic circulating on FB claims that Rep. Zia Adiong said the public is outraged over the arrest of former speaker Martin Romualdez. This is false.
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A graphic circulating on FB claims that Rep. Zia Adiong said the public is outraged over the arrest of former speaker Martin Romualdez. This is false.
At least three Facebook posts show a clear photo of Rep. Martin Romualdez's police mugshot with a placard bearing his name, the date the photo was taken, and his plunder case. This is fake and was created using artificial intelligence.
A Facebook post shows former House speaker Martin Romualdez in a hospital bed alongside former president Rodrigo Duterte sleeping under a mosquito net in the same room. This is fake and altered using artificial intelligence.
A graphic shows Cagayan de Oro City Mayor Rolando "Klarex" Uy visiting former House Speaker Martin Romualdez on hospital arrest. This is fake and AI-generated.
A circulating graphic claims that lead prosecutor Gerville Luistro said the House is prohibited from investigating the confidential funds of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and former House speaker Martin Romualdez. Luistro made no such statement.
The numbers and assurances alone do not sustain credibility. What the public now demands is consistency, urgency and unmistakable political will. Without them, the promise of accountability risks dissolving into yet another anticlimax, another corruption scandal that begins with fire and ends in smoke.
The AFP denounced the online posts for maliciously creating a "political narrative of control" after the passing of a pro-military reform.
Habang tumitindi ang galit ng taumbayan sa mga pagkukulang ng administrasyon sa pagtugon sa maiinit na isyu, saan patungo ang mga plano ni Marcos? Panoorin ang dokumentaryong handog ng VERA Files.
Kumakalat online ang video na nagpapakita kay dating House speaker Martin Romualdez na umano ay inaresto. Inedit ang video gamit ang artificial intelligence.
Former House Speaker Martin Romualdez did not say "I am the way, the truth, and the life" in cooperating with the corruption investigation of the Independent Commission for Infrastructure of flood control projects.