Apl.de.ap himself denied he was going to perform for the Marcos crowd when he was tagged in a supposed publicity material announcing his participation in a UniTeam rally.
Claim: Fil-am rapper apl.de.ap has endorsed the presidential bid of Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
Rating: FALSE
Fil-am rapper apl.de.ap did not endorse the presidential candidacy of Ferdinand Marcos Jr. nor performed in any of the UniTeam rallies, contrary to video clips being spread by Marcos supporters.
One clip in question, posted on April 4 and viewed 1,900 times, was actually that of an apl.de.ap impersonator. The impersonator, who has a striking resemblance to the “Black Eyed Peas” band member, has been performing in Marcos campaign rallies.
apl.de.ap himself denied he was going to perform for the Marcos crowd when he was tagged in a supposed publicity material announcing his participation in a UniTeam rally.
“Not me,” he said in a tweet on April 28.
In response to another Twitter user who tagged him on a list of Marcos’s supposed celebrity endorsers, apl.de.ap replied: “Country over party. Not endorsing any candidate.”
Not me
— apl.de.ap (@apldeap) April 28, 2022
Country over party. Not endorsing any candidate
— apl.de.ap (@apldeap) April 28, 2022
apl.de.ap, Allan Pineda Lindo in real life, was the headline performer in the opening ceremonies of the 2019 SEA Games hosted by Manila. Black Eyed Peas performed in the closing ceremony of the biennial meet.
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