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An unverified Twitter post alleged that a ballot in New Zealand did not include the name of presidential candidate and Vice President Leni Robredo. This is fake. 

On April 24, Twitter user @amfheads posted a photo of a ballot with the caption: “A ballot in New Zealand no name of vp leni [Robredo]”

“The photo showing an official ballot received by an overseas voter in New Zealand has been deliberately edited to make it appear that VP Robredo’s name is missing from the list of Presidential candidates,” COMELEC’s Office for Overseas Voting said in an April 25 statement.

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