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Claim: Unidentified armed men attacked Vice President Sara Duterte at a checkpoint, resulting in injuries to two of her security personnel.
Rating: FALSE
Why we fact-checked this: The YouTube channel “Boses ng Masa,” which has 85,100 subscribers, posted the video bearing the claim on February 16. As of writing, the video has garnered 96,137 views and 5,900 likes.
The video’s narrator claims that the incident, supposedly orchestrated by personnel of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., occurred as Duterte was heading to an official function. It further claims that there is an ongoing investigation into the incident.
The facts: No official reports from the Office of the Vice President or credible media outlets confirm the alleged ambush. The video does not mention any details about the date and location of the supposed incident.
Additionally, the video claims that Sagip Representative Rodante Marcoleta has evidence related to the supposed attack, but it does not elaborate on this point.
The video was posted after Duterte herself received criminal complaints on February 12 from the National Bureau of Investigation over her statement that she had arranged to assassinate the President, First Lady, and House Speaker Martin Romualdez if she were killed first.
The Vice President has earlier said that she does not feel safe with the Marcos government-provided security personnel and that she was eyeing forming her own “private security” team.
Unrelated audio: After describing the alleged ambush, the video did not offer any supporting evidence. Instead, it played an audio clip from a person identifying himself as “Coach Oli,” which was sourced from another YouTube channel, “Coach Oli News PH.”
The audio discussed Duterte’s impeachment and criticized Marcos’ alleged inaction when the President had earlier rejected the call for impeachment. (TIMELINE: Sara Duterte impeachment)
The video also claimed that bloggers critical of the current administration are being silenced. This comes on the heels of the recent House hearing on the spread of disinformation and fake news to which pro-Duterte bloggers were invited.
Debunked: Rappler previously fact-checked a claim from the same YouTube channel, which also made reference to the alleged ambush. – Lyndee Buenagua/Rappler.com
Lyndee Buenagua is a third year student journalist and an alumna of Aries Rufo Journalism Fellowship of Rappler for 2024.
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