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FACT CHECK: Marcos not arrested, photo is AI-generated
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As a sitting president, Marcos is immune from suit; the photo of the President seemingly apprehended by police is AI-generated

This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article. As a sitting president, Marcos is immune from suit; the photo of the President seemingly apprehended by police is AI-generatedThe Facebook reel, posted on July 10, has already received 453,000 views, 7,700 reactions, 3,600 comments, and 1,300 shares as of writing.

The post shows a photo of Marcos being arrested by police. Hala ka, mga idol. Totoo ‘to, mga idol? Hinuli si BBM, mga idol?

Inaabangan pa naman ‘to ng lahat. Marami sigurong masaya o marami ring nasaktan. Paki-comment sa comment section saan ‘to nahuli. O bakit, kasama niya ang pulis tapos nakaposas?

Totoo kaya ‘to mga idol? Paano na ‘to? Wala na tayong presidente. , the President “enjoys immunity from suit and cannot be investigated or prosecuted for any criminal offense” while he remains in office. The Supreme Court reaffirmed the immunity of a sitting president in its decisions in A reverse image search did not yield results similar to the one shown in the post. Instead, detection tools flagged the image as artificial intelligence -generated.

The image earned a 99% AI-generation probability score fromThe President has also been seen in public events, further contradicting the false claim of his supposed arrest. On July 11, Marcos was at thefor a working visit from July 14 to 16 as part of the government’s efforts to strengthen bilateral relations between the Philippines and Singapore, with the latter set to serve as the next chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations next year.from July 1 to 4 to discuss defense and security engagements with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Joseph Carney.

On July 6, Rapplera false claim saying that the President fled to Canada because of a protest held by the Iglesia ni Cristo.from March 9 to 10, where he spoke at the 70th session of the Commission on the Status of Women and a special session of the United Nations General Assembly. Rappler alsoFACT CHECK: Marcos is alive; post misuses old news report on hospitalizationAngelee Kaye Abelinde is a student journalist based in Naga City, and an alumna of Rappler’s Aries Rufo Journalism Fellowship 2024.

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