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“Ferdinand Marcos was awarded by the Americans for fighting the Japanese during World War II”
Social media posts Claim dated 21 Sep 2021.
Vera Files rated thisFalse

In short

This claim spread on social media around 21 September 2021. Vera Files (Philippines) looked into it and published its finding on 30 September 2021, 9 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.