NEEDS CONTEXT

A netizen used an old video of former president Ferdinand Marcos to claim that the ex-ruler anticipated a situation similar to the Russia-Ukraine conflict where the United States did not help an ally.

The caption of the short video clip that has gained over seven million interactions on Facebook read: “Hindi tutulong ang US sa Ukraine (US will not help Ukraine) …Marcos, Sr. anticipated situation like Russia-Ukraine conflict…”

This needs context. The decades-old video showed Marcos making remarks about the country’s mutual defense agreement with the U.S.

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