“Benigno Aquino Jr. plagiarized American poet Archibald MacLeish's work”
Social media posts
In a tweet. Claim dated 29 Dec 2022.
FactRakers rated thisFALSE
What FactRakers found
Aquino had attributed Macleish's quote on freedom
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 29 December 2022. FactRakers (Philippines) looked into it and published its finding on 13 December 2022. Its rating was “FALSE”.
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