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Facebook reel falsely claiming arrest of Philippine President Marcos reaches 453,000 views
A July 10 reel posted an AI-generated image of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. in handcuffs and gained over 450,000 views. Rappler reported the claim was false, citing the president's immunity and recent public appearances.
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A Facebook reel posted on July 10 claimed President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. had been arrested and included a photo of him in handcuffs with police officers, Rappler reported. The reel had received 453,000 views, 7,700 reactions, 3,600 comments, and 1,300 shares as of July 15.
The video narrator asked viewers whether the arrest was real and speculated about reactions, saying many might be happy or hurt. One commenter wrote that Marcos was caught because he was doing drugs. Marcos was not arrested.
As a sitting president he is immune from suit, retired Supreme Court senior associate justice Antonio Carpio stated. The Supreme Court reaffirmed this immunity in De Lima v. Duterte and David v. Macapagal-Arroyo.
A reverse image search found no matching results. Four detection tools assigned the photo AI-generation probability scores between 95 and 99 percent. Marcos appeared at the Navotas Fish Port Complex on July 11 and at Benoni Port in Camiguin on July 13.
He began a working visit to Singapore on July 14 that runs through July 16. The president had traveled to Canada from July 1 to 4 to discuss defense and security with Prime Minister Mark Joseph Carney. He also visited New York from March 9 to 10 for sessions at the United Nations.
