“Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle was allegedly elected by the conclave as the new pope.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 7 May 2025.
Vera Files rated thisFalse
What Vera Files found
The conclave chose American-born Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost as the next pope. He took the papal name Leo XIV.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 7 May 2025. Vera Files (Philippines) looked into it and published its finding on 9 May 2025, 2 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
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This check was done by Vera Files, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.