Charles Teves
Teddy Baguilat Jr., a former representative from Ifugao’s single district, felt compelled to issue an apology after tweeting out a false story regarding Rep. Sandro Marcos. Sandro Marcos is the son of President Bongbong Marcos.
Baguilat, a staunch supporter of the Liberal Party (LP), openly called himself out for failing to check the material he sent along to his supporters.
The representative tweeted on the 26th of November, “Sorry I have to be more cautious sa fake news. I think the quote attributed to Cong. Sandro that I commented on is not true. I apologize. My bad.”
He added, “For us who fight misinformation should take the lead in verifying info we shared. I haven’t. Sorry po.”
Sorry I have to be more cautious sa fake news. I think the quote attributed to Cong Sandro that I commented is not true. I apologize. My bad. For us who fight misinformation should take the lead in verifying info we shared. I haven’t. Sorry po.
— Teddy B. Baguilat (@TeddyBaguilatJr) November 26, 2022
Earlier, Baguilat tweeted a “quote card” presumably from Marcos, in which the congressman suggested that Filipinos start buying white onions because the red ones are becoming too expensive.
The former lawmaker spoke out against Marcos’ alleged disrespectful comments.
Supporters of the LP have always called out Marcos supporters for purporting lies and spreading fake news but Baguilat’s mistake has apparently disproven that.
I am not surprised! Gawain talaga yan ng mga dilawan.
— Popoy Hernandez (@HernandezPopoy) November 26, 2022
Yung mga Kakampwets daw na mga fighters against disinformation pero gusto naman i-justify na tama ang ginawa ni Baguilat na nagpapakalat ng fake news. Gusto pa nilang mang-encourage to do the same basta against the Marcoses lang. Moronic Pinks!
— Ryan Lingo (@RyanLingo_) November 27, 2022
https://twitter.com/BatangSampaloc1/status/1596814422194151425?s=20
Baguilat tinamaan ng kidlat, devours evrything fake🤣 sakay na naman sa front seat.
— Cao Cao (@CaoCao76370625) November 27, 2022
Columnist Richard Heydarian found it inconceivable to believe that the SMNI network would speak against fake news. SMNI is known as a mouthpiece for the Marcos administration.
Correction: Fake News, not “satire”!?… via @SMNI pic.twitter.com/dtmyWjie4q
— Richard Heydarian (@RichHeydarian) November 26, 2022
Netizens suggested that Baguilat start verifying his sources before sharing.
Yeah how hard is it to check the website itself. A lot of satire and meme pages make these fake quote cards. Its obvious Baguilat just reads memes rather than newspapers and news websites https://t.co/f4rXaNjsp6
— ninabeIlatrix 🧊 (@ninabeIlatrix1) November 26, 2022
Nag aantay lang ng next na fake news yan si Baguilat Belat para may ipanira kay Sandro.
Nakiki ride-on lang sa popularity yan. In aid of election na naman. 😂😂
2 times na yan binasura, not his last. 🤣
— MARCUS PRO-PH 🇵🇭 (@MarcusBench) November 26, 2022
It appears that many others also shared the quote card, not just Baguilat.
Marcos previously published an Instagram story in which he called out the individuals who were responsible for creating the fake “quote card” of him that became viral.
ORIGINAL VS. FAKE
The now-viral quote card of Sandro Marcos supposedly commenting on the price of red onions is FAKE.
The card being reposted is an edited version of an Inquirer card where he commented on the weakening PHP, saying "The peso is weak because the dollar is strong" pic.twitter.com/EKW34Q3k42
— Roentgen (@ronaldgem) November 26, 2022
The presidential son and House senior deputy majority leader said in his Instagram story that he never gave any interview. He stated, “Try harder guys.”
