FALSE: SC did not junk entire Marcos protest vs Robredo

At a glance:

• Claim: The Supreme Court, sitting as the Presidential Electoral Tribunal, did not junk the entire electoral protest filed by former senator Bongbong Marcos against Vice President Leni Robredo.
• Rating: FALSE
• The facts: Contrary to the claim, the SC categorically announced that it has “unanimously dismissed” the “entire electoral protest.”
• Why we fact-checked this: As of writing, the post containing the video of this claim has 109,000 views and around 9,700 reactions. The post was shared by several other pro-Marcos groups on Facebook. The claim was also used in a partisan YouTube video, which currently has over 50,000 views.

Complete details

Former Biliran representative and lawyer Glenn Chong posted a video of him on Facebook on Tuesday, February 16, echoing the wrong claim of Marcos’ lawyer, Vic Rodriguez, that the High Court only partially rejected the electoral protest filed by Marcos against Robredo.

Chong’s video had the caption: “PAGLINAW SA PAGBASURA DIUMANO NG PROTESTA NI BBM… Mainstream media, fake news talaga!” (Clarification on the alleged junking of BBM’s protest… Mainstream media, fake news!)

As of writing, Chong’s video has 3,800 shares, 109,000 views, and 9,700 reactions.

The post was also found in one of the pro-Marcos Facebook pages. The claim was also used in a partisan YouTube video posted by a questionable channel.

The claim alleged that the SC has yet to act on the third cause of action, and only supposedly rejected the second one in its February 16 decision.

This claim is false. 

Following the Marcos camp’s claims, the SC Public Information Office (PIO) clearly said that the “entire electoral protest” has been dismissed unanimously.

The decision put to rest the electoral protest that had plagued the vice presidency for almost 5 years.

Rappler has published other fact check stories on false claims about the electoral protest and Marcos’ supposed victory. – Camille Elemia/Rappler.com