“Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. "has never misrepresented his Oxford education.”
What Vera Files found
An archived copy of Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s biography and resumé on the Senate website when he was a lawmaker from 2010 to 2015 showed that he "earned" a bachelor's degree in Political Science, Philosophy and Economics from Oxford in 1978. Oxford confirmed to VERA Files Fact Check in an Oct. 27 email that Marcos Jr. “matriculated at the University of Oxford in 1975 to read for a BA in Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE).” Based on university records, the former senator “did not complete h...
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Victor Rodriguez (chief of staff of Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.) made this claim around 23 October 2021. Vera Files (Philippines) looked into it and published its finding on 30 October 2021, 7 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Victor Rodriguez has 5 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 2 of them false or fake, 3 misleading or mixed and 0 true.
Where the claim appeared
- Post on Xhttps://twitter.com/ABSCBNNews/status/1451760592818114563
- Post on Xhttps://twitter.com/inquirerdotnet/status/1451777039028015104
- rappler.comhttps://www.rappler.com/nation/elections/oxford-bongbong-marcos-special-diploma-not-full-…
- Post on Xhttps://twitter.com/jacquemanabat/status/1451757367935180806
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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.
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