FACT-CHECK: Marcos Jr. was not rushed to the hospital due to drug overdose

CLAIM: President Marcos was rushed to the hospital because of a drug overdose.

RATING: FALSE

A TikTok user falsely claimed that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. had been hospitalized due to a drug overdose.

The image that the user attached in the video was from the March 28, 2025 courtesy call of US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth with President Marcos.

Marcos was seen at the Bureau of Customs grounds at South Harbor in Manila on April 7, 2025.

There were also no official announcements from the Office of the President and the President’s official social media pages regarding his health.

As of writing, the video has gained 641,700 views and 28,900 likes. Vergel Villarba

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