The Claim: Guinness World Records’ recent removal of the entry of the Marcoses committing “the Greatest Robbery of a Government” absolves the dynasty of their crimes.
Rating: FALSE
The facts: Kaalaman PH Media, a Facebook page, stated in its post that the allegations against the Marcoses having committed the Greatest Robbery of a Government are baseless and untrue. This, after Guinness World Records’ entry was taken down. However, several other documents proved that the Marcoses were indeed convicted for graft and corruption.
Why we fact checked this: Every website owner has the right to add, modify, or remove content as they deem necessary, especially to ensure the accuracy of their published material. In this case, however, this action by GWR does not override convictions and court rulings about the Marcoses’ ill-gotten wealth.
In an email, Amber Georgina-Gill, the head of publishing and brand communications of GWR, told Rappler, “GWR takes very seriously, now more so than ever, our responsibility to be a source of reliable, accurate information.” [https://www.rappler.com/…/guinness-record-ferdinand…/] However, GWR has not dismissed Marcos’ corruption of Philippine coffers as untrue. Also, Guinness hinted that the removal of the entry was only temporary.
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