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At a glance:
- Claim: The province of Cavite is preparing for a “total lockdown,” according to a graphic circulating on social media in March 2021.
- Rating: FALSE
- The facts: The original graphic from local civic media platform One Dasma was posted on April 27, 2020. Cavite Governor Jonvic Remulla also dismissed the graphic as “fake.”
- Why we fact-checked this: Several Facebook users reposted the said graphic in March 2021, asking if this was true.
Complete details:
A graphic saying the province of Cavite is supposedly preparing for a “total lockdown” was circulating on social media in March 2021. Several Facebook users reposted the said graphic, asking if this was true.
This is false. The original graphic from local civic media platform One Dasma was posted on April 27, 2020. The original post is as follows:
From mid-March 2020 to mid-May 2020, the province of Cavite was placed under enhanced community quarantine, the strictest of quarantine classifications. (Year after lockdown: How pandemic restrictions look like in PH)
Cavite Governor Jonvic Remulla also warned the public about the graphic on Wednesday, March 17, and advised people to refer to official accounts only for similar announcements.
As of Wednesday, March 17, there have been no province-wide “total lockdown” announcements made by the provincial government of Cavite on its official social media channels, such as the Provincial Government of Cavite, the Cavite Provincial Information Office, and Cavite Governor Jonvic Remulla’s official Facebook page. – Alois Isinika and Gaby Baizas/Rappler.com
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