CLAIM: Circulating photos of world-famous landmarks and structures lit up to congratulate the presumptive president and vice-president elects Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Sara Duterte-Carpio.
Pictures of Tokyo Tower, the Colosseum, Sydney Opera House, the Burj Khalifa Tower, Kingdom Centre Tower, the Sky Tower and the Eiffel Tower bathed in red and green lights were being shared online.
Red is the known political color of the Marcos family while Duterte-Carpio is associated with green.
RATING: These are misleading.
Why it matters
Despite some of the pictures being tagged in past fact check reports already, there are still social media users posting and claiming it is related to the 2022 national elections.
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Related Fact-Checks:
- Totoo o Hindi? Nagpaabot nga ba ng congratulations ang Australia sa pamamagitan ng pagpapakita ng litrato nina Ferdinand Marcos Jr. at Sara Duterte sa Sydney Opera House?
- Tsek/Eks: Ang photos ni presumptive president and VP Bongbong Marcos at Sara Duterte – nasa isang world landmark daw.
- Nagpa-ilaw sa kani-kanilang mga istruktura ang iba’t ibang bansa bilang pagsuporta sa pagkapanalo nina Bongbong Marcos at Sara Duterte-Carpio
- Sydney Opera House NOT lit up with images of Marcos, Duterte
