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CLAIM: Sara Duterte is the new president of the Philippines.

RATING: FALSE

A TikTok user falsely claimed that Vice President Sara Duterte is the new president of the Philippines. 

The TikTok user manipulated the uploaded video by cutting out the word “vice,” creating the illusion that Duterte only said “president” in the video.

The original clip was from Duterte’s oath-taking ceremony as the country’s 15th vice president on June 19, 2022.

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