As a sitting president, Marcos is immune from suit; the photo of the President seemingly apprehended by police is AI-generated
Claim: President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has been arrested.
Rating: FALSE
Why we fact-checked this: The Facebook reel, posted on July 10, has already received 453,000 views, 7,700 reactions, 3,600 comments, and 1,300 shares as of writing. The post shows a photo of Marcos being arrested by police.
The video’s narrator says, “Hala ka, mga idol. Totoo ‘to, mga idol? Hinuli si BBM, mga idol? Inaabangan pa naman ‘to ng lahat. Marami sigurong masaya o marami ring nasaktan. Paki-comment sa comment section saan ‘to nahuli. O bakit, kasama niya ang pulis tapos nakaposas? Totoo kaya ‘to mga idol? Paano na ‘to? Wala na tayong presidente.”
