“Armed Forces Chief Romeo Brawner Jr. says he was taken out of context when news reports quoted him telling soldiers about destabilization efforts against the Marcos administration.”
Romeo Brawner Jr.
AFP Chief of Staff. Claim dated 4 Nov 2023.
Vera Files rated thisNeeds context
What Vera Files found
Brawner and AFP Spokesman Medel Aguilar clarified that the destabilization efforts have not developed into a plot that's ready to be executed to topple President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Romeo Brawner Jr. (AFP Chief of Staff) made this claim around 4 November 2023. Vera Files (Philippines) looked into it and published its finding on 16 November 2023, 12 days later. Its rating was “Needs context”.
Where the claim appeared
- YouTube videohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFm1aK0irMs&t=73s
- philstar.comhttps://www.philstar.com/headlines/2023/11/04/2308816/former-military-officers-behind-des…
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