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A video posted on Facebook (FB) is claiming that the streets around Recto Avenue in Manila were crowded with people participating in a supposed people power movement. This is false.

Uploaded on March 12, the malicious video carried text and a caption that read:

“Recto manila right now. People power 2. Parang mga bubuyog sa dami Ng tao”

A reverse image search reveals that the video is old footage taken on Dec. 21, 2022 in Argentina, after its national team won the FIFA World Cup for the first time in 36 years.

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