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  • 2021-04-21 (xsd:date)
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  • Doctored news graphic shares false quote from top diplomat about Philippine vice president (en)
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  • A purported news graphic has been shared thousands of times in social media posts that claim it shows disparaging remarks made about Philippine Vice President Leni Robredo by a top diplomat. The claim is false: the graphic has been doctored from an original news report that contained a different quote from the diplomat. The graphic was shared here on Facebook on April 12, 2021. It bears the logo of the local news organisation SMNI News Channel . It purports to show separate remarks made by Robredo and foreign secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. Robredo’s purported quote reads in part: I see [President Rodrigo Duterte] on social media. But I think in crisis situations...people wait for [public officials] to be visible and say, ‘Everything is alright. We’re on top of the situation.’ Locsin’s purported quote reads: You know Leni, Pres. Duterte can’t go out as something bad might happen to him. But you can. And it’s fine if something happens to you, because you’re not essential. It’s fine if you die, because you’re not a loss to the country. A portion of the post’s Tagalog-language caption translates to English as: Locsin wishes VP Leni to die, but it’s Duterte who dies first for sure. A screenshot of the misleading post, taken on April 21, 2021 The graphic circulated online after President Duterte was not seen in public for almost two weeks in April 2021, fueling speculations of ill-health. He resumed his weekly televised address on April 12, in which he dismissed the rumours about his health, Reuters reported . An identical graphic was also shared thousands of times alongside a similar claim on Facebook here , here and here . It was also embedded in videos posted on Facebook here , here and here ; YouTube here ; and blog posts here and here . The claim is false. Multiple keyword searches on Facebook found the graphic was digitally altered to insert a fabricated quote from Locsin. The original graphic was published by SMNI News Channel on April 9, 2021. It quotes Locsin as saying: Well, Ma’am, there he is; working; and he goes through every page of all the papers; a habit from his days as a litigation lawyer/prosecutor. Even I just glance. The remarks were taken from Locsin's Twitter post shared on the same day. Well, Ma’am, there he is; working; and he goes through every page of all the papers; a habit from his days as a litigation lawyer/prosecutor. Even I just glance. https://t.co/YGg2UWlsha — Teddy Locsin Jr. (@teddyboylocsin) April 9, 2021 Below is a screenshot comparison of the doctored graphic in the misleading posts (L) and the original graphic (R): In the misleading posts, Robredo’s remarks have not been changed from the quote shared in the original graphic. In response to the misleading posts, Locsin posted a statement on Twitter on April 12, 2021 saying the remarks attributed to him were fake. SMNI News Channel also said the graphic shared in the misleading posts had been manipulated. Any misrepresentation or unauthorised use of our logo and social media materials will be seen as a violation and shall be subject to legal action or penalty from SMNI News, the media organisation said in a statement posted on Facebook on April 11, 2021. #WARNING: Any MISREPRESENTATION or UNAUTHORIZED USE of our logo and social media materials will be seen as a violation... Posted by SMNI News on Sunday, April 11, 2021 Multiple keyword searches on Google did not find any reliable report that Locsin had made the remarks published in the misleading posts. The misleading claim was also debunked by Philippine media organisations Rappler and Vera Files . (en)
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