FALSE

Claim: The son of Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said the presidential bet used to be a drug addict and had ‘no plans yet about his platforms’
Rating: FALSE

A quote card falsely claims that the son of Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. said during an interview that the presidential candidate used to be a drug addict and had “no plans yet about his platforms.”

The card made it appear that the quote came from an interview by talk show host Boy Abunda, posted on “The Boy Abunda Talk Channel” on March 9, 2022.

Abunda talked to William Vincent Marcos, a Singapore-based software engineer, and his mother, Louise “Liza” Araneta-Marcos, the wife of Marcos Jr.

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