A manipulated Facebook reel has falsely expanded celebrity Vice Ganda’s senatorial endorsements by replacing the sole candidate mentioned in the original video with an entirely different lineup of 12 names for the upcoming midterm elections.
The original reel was posted on May 3 on the Facebook account of It’s Showtime host. The 11-second video showed Vice Ganda doing a trend with overlaid text endorsing Benhur Abalos from Partido Federal ng Pilipinas:
KESA NAMAN YUNG MGA WALANG KWENTA ANG PUMASOK SA TOP 12, DITO NA KO! #1 ABALOS, BENHUR (Instead of useless senatorial candidates being part of the top 12, I’ll stick with #1 Abalos, Benhur).
The original post bore the caption:
D1to na ko! (I’ll stick with this)!
A day later, the Facebook page Sa Manlulupig, ‘Di Ka Pasisiil posted the edited version of the reel that misrepresented Vice Ganda’s senatorial bets.
The manipulated version excluded Abalos and falsely included 12 other senatorial bets: Ronnel Arambulo, Arlene Brosas, France Castro, Liza Maza, Teddy Casiño and Danilo Ramos from Makabayan; Leody de Guzman and Luke Espiritu from Partido Lakas ng Masa; Bam Aquino from Katipunan ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino; Kiko Pangilinan from the Liberal Party; Sonny Matula from the Workers’ and Peasants’ Party, and independent candidate Heidi Mendoza.
Sa Manlulupig, ‘Di Ka Pasisiil posted the caption:
Mas maniniwala ako sayo, Meme Vice, kung ganito yung nilabas mo. Labyu (I would have believed you more, Meme Vice, if this was what you posted. Love you)!
Original video: https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1DQmocPDch/
After endorsing Abalos, Vice Ganda uploaded separate endorsement reels for Pangilinan and Aquino on May 4 and May 6, respectively.
In addition to endorsing the three senatorial candidates, the noontime show host officially backed the Angkasangga Partylist during a campaign sortie led by former Manila City Mayor Isko Moreno last December.
As of writing, the altered Facebook reel has received 4,500 reactions, 571 comments and 3,300 shares. Created in April 2024, Sa Manlulupig, 'Di Ka Pasisiil’s Facebook page has amassed 831 likes and 2,400 followers. (JPC)
This article originally appeared on FactRakers and served as the basis for the video fact-check above, produced by the UP Journalism Club in collaboration with Fyt Media, with support from International Media Support (IMS).
