VIDEO: Walang naulat na bumili ng barko si Marcos Jr. sa US

CLAIM: Binili ni Pangulong Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. ang isang barko sa US na nagkakahalaga ng $2.9 bilyon.

RATING: HINDI TOTOO

Isang Facebook user ang maling nagpahayag na binili daw ni Pangulong  Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. ang isang barkong nagkakahalaga ng $2.9 bilyon mula sa Estados Unidos. 

Ipinakita sa Facebook reel ang video at iba’t ibang larawan ng barko. Ang reel ay mayroon ding in-edit na text na nagbibigay impresyon na totoong nabili na ng Pilipinas ang barkong ito. 

Natukoy ng reverse image search ang barko sa video bilang USS Gerald R. Ford. Basahin ang buong storya dito.

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