“Ferdinand Marcos Jr. skipped the 2024 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in Peru to avoid undergoing the drug testing for the event”
Social media posts
Claim dated 14 Nov 2024.
Vera Files rated thisFalse
What Vera Files found
Marcos did not attend the summit to focus on the government's disaster response, according to the Presidential Communications Office. The trade and industry chief was designated to attend on his behalf.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 14 November 2024. Vera Files (Philippines) looked into it and published its finding on 19 November 2024, 5 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- YouTube videohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otKd75vjRj4
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