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Claim: The crowd estimate of 412,000 at the Pasay rally of presidential bet Leni Robredo is improbable as the city has a population of 440,656

Rating: Missing context

A Facebook user made a misleading comparison between the crowd at presidential candidate Maria Leonor Robredo’s rally in Pasay last April 23 and the city’s population.

Facebook user Jose Enrico Libunao’s post, which has been shared 648 times, implies that the crowd estimate of 412,000 at the Pasay rally was improbable as the city has a population of 440,656.

The post misses an important context: the rally on Macapagal Boulevard was meant for Robredo supporters in southern Metro Manila, not just Pasay.

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