A satirical Facebook (FB) page claiming presidential candidate Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. promised to lower the country’s unemployment rate to zero is misleading netizens into believing it to be true.
On Labor Day, FB page Philippine Daily Sun (created on Jan. 19, 2022) published a satirical post where Marcos supposedly said he will create jobs by asking a couple of companies to open up more branches. But the companies named are non-existent and are often used in humor posts and memes.
The satirical post’s headline: “BONGBONG MARCOS PROMISES FILIPINOS MORE JOBS, PLANS TO OPEN MORE BRANCHES OF KRUSTY KRAB AND EDI SA PUSO MO (in your heart).”
Marcos has not made such a remark. This is not found in any official statement, news release or media interview. The satirical FB page made it clear the post was “satire only.” Philippine Daily Sun explicitly states it is a satirical FB page and labels itself “fake news you can trust.”
So-called companies Krusty Krab and Edi Sa Puso Mo are actually commonly seen on FB jokingly listed by users as the company they work for.
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