“Presumptive president Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has "thumb[ed] up" the franchise renewal of ABS-CBN.”
Mindanao Daily News
Claim dated 10 May 2022.
Vera Files rated thisNeeds Context
What Vera Files found
Marcos did not say that he favors the granting of a franchise to ABS-CBN. What he said was that the media network should first resolve the issues raised against it before reapplying for a franchise at the House of Representatives’ committee on legislative franchises.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Mindanao Daily News made this claim around 10 May 2022. Vera Files (Philippines) looked into it and published its finding on 18 May 2022, 8 days later. Its rating was “Needs Context”.
Where the claim appeared
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