FACT CHECK: Circulating year-long free MRT-3 train rides promo is fake

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FACT CHECK: Circulating year-long free MRT-3 train rides promo is fake
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The rail management urges the public to be cautious when engaging with unverified and dubious accounts on social media

This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.The Metro Rail Transit Line-3 is offering free rides for the entire year as part of its 30th anniversary.The claim was made in a series of September 26 posts by the Facebook page Manila Metro. As of writing, the most engaged post made by the author has 340 combined reactions, 150 comments, and 46 shares.

It also included an apply now button that links to an unverified website where users can supposedly avail of the promo.on its official Facebook account, the Department of Transportation –MRT-3 administration denied any affiliation with the accounts that spread the claim, saying “any statements made on the pages, including supposed promos for free rides, are not sanctioned by the rail line.”

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