“Ninoy Aquino co-founded the Communist Party of the Philippines with its founding chairperson Jose Maria Sison.”
What Vera Files found
Sison himself has denied the claim, saying categorically that "Ninoy Aquino could not have been a communist or founder of the [CPP]." He further said there was "no formal alliance" between Aquino and the party. Several accounts detailing the CPP's history do not bear out The Manila Times column's claim.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Armed Forces of the Philippines made this claim around 31 January 2021. Vera Files (Philippines) looked into it and published its finding on 9 February 2021, 9 days later. Its rating was “No basis”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/armedforcesofthephilippines/posts/10158799145253766
- manilatimes.nethttps://www.manilatimes.net/2021/01/31/opinion/columnists/the-up-commune-is-on-fire/83527…
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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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