In the lead-up to the presidential election in May, a video of one of the candidates — Vice President Leni Robredo — has been viewed thousands of times in social media posts that claim it shows the presidential aspirant forgetting the title of her favorite book. However, the claim is false.
The video is a clip from an interview conducted by the Philippine news outlet Rappler, and Robredo can be heard saying her favorite book is the classic novel “To Kill a Mockingbird”. The journalist who conducted the interview has also rebutted the claim that Robredo was unable to recall the book’s title.
The video, which circulated ahead of the Philippines’ presidential election on May 9, shows Robredo being interviewed by a journalist from the news outlet Rappler.
Throughout the election campaign, Robredo has been a major target of false and misleading online posts — often spread by supporters of her rival for the top job, Ferdinand Marcos Jr — that aim to portray the incumbent vice president as stupid.
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