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- Supporter of Bongbong Marcos tweeted a photo of a group of journalists and claimed that they are the Vice President’s “troll handlers” planning an aggressive attack.
- Rappler’s Pia Robles clarified that the people in the photograph are just Rappler reporters having a simple lunch-out.
On August 28, a Rappler journalist slammed a supporter of former senator Bongbong Marcos for spreading ‘fake news’ against them and Vice President Leni Robredo.
A certain Daniel Panganiban on Twitter called the attention of followers of the President to warn them about an alleged attack of Robredo‘s “troll handlers.”
LEAKED: Meeting daw ng mga “millennials” a.k.a troll handlers ni Vice. Word to me is that they are going to get aggressive in the next weeks. Guess who kung sino kasama nila..
Credits to the owner of the photo.
Rappler’s Malacanang Palace reporter, Pia Ranada-Robles, immediately clarified the misinformation and said that the “troll handlers” do not actually work for the Vice President, but for news site Rappler.
Proof that false information is being spread about Rappler: Some Rappler reporters were just having a working lunch last Friday near our office when someone (likely a fellow diner at the restaurant) took our photo and claimed it was a meeting of VP Robredo’s “troll handlers.”
Robles then added that it was just a simple photo of people having a meal together. She identified the reporters she was with as Patricia Evangelista, Paterno Esmaquel II, Mara Cepeda, and Camille Elemia.
Nothing in the photo supports this claim. It’s really just a photo of people having lunch!
The people in the photo: Reporters Patricia Evangelista, Paterno Esmaquel II, Mara Cepeda, Camille Elemia, me.
The reporter then recalled the time that people spread the fake news of her being the daughter-in-law of journalist Raissa Robles. She also encouraged everyone to spread her clarification to debunk false claims.
This reminds me of that also false info that I am the daughter-in-law of Raissa Robles. Some people actually still believe this lie!
If you’ve seen this lunch photo in your newsfeed, I hope you can share this post of mine to debunk it. Or tell your Facebook friend who shared it that they are just spreading lies. Thank you!
Back on Twitter, a certain Don Kevin Hapal defended the reporters, telling Panganiban that he just made up the context of the photo.
“Guess who kung sino kasama nila”
Lol. No need to guess. Those are all Rappler reporters holding a meeting. Reporters all over the world do that. Taking a picture and lying about its context just to badmouth others is just pathetic.
Panganiban replied that the information was not from him but from a “very reliable friend.”
Don’t even bother commenting if you were not there when they are having that stuff. That is a shamful way to gain credibility. Photo and feedback was not mine but was given by a very reliable friend. KTnxBye crybaby!!
The Twitter user has deleted his controversial tweet.
