A satirical Facebook (FB) post claiming Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso will be the new mouthpiece of rival presidential candidate Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. is misleading netizens.
On April 20, the FB page Superficial Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines published a satirical post that bore the headline: “ISKO MORENO REPLACES VIC RODRIGUEZ AS MARCOS SPOKESPERSON.”
On its About section, the page, created in September 2016, calls itself a “satire/parody and political commentary platform.” It imitates the name of the Official Gazette, the country’s official journal.
Part of the post’s caption claimed lawyer Vic Rodriguez announced in a press conference that Domagoso is to succeed him as Marcos’ spokesperson as a show of “unity” after the Manila mayor repeatedly criticized Vice President Leni Robredo.
No such press conference happened nor was any announcement ever made.
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