{"id":1476429,"date":"2022-05-16T09:14:40","date_gmt":"2022-05-16T13:14:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1476429"},"modified":"2022-05-16T09:14:43","modified_gmt":"2022-05-16T13:14:43","slug":"fact-check-did-queen-elizabeth-disparage-filipinos-while-congratulating-ferdinand-marcos-jr-for-winning-the-2022-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-did-queen-elizabeth-disparage-filipinos-while-congratulating-ferdinand-marcos-jr-for-winning-the-2022-election\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: Did Queen Elizabeth Disparage Filipinos While Congratulating Ferdinand Marcos Jr. For Winning The 2022 Election?"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffact-check-did-queen-elizabeth-disparage-filipinos-while-congratulating-ferdinand-marcos-jr-for-winning-the-2022-election%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1476429&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<p>An image <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/19NES\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">shared on Facebook<\/a> claims Queen Elizabeth II disparaged Filipinos while congratulating Ferdinand \u201cBongBong\u201d Marcos Jr. for winning the country\u2019s presidential election.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Verdict: False<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>There is no record of the queen making the alleged statement.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Fact Check:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Marcos Jr. has been declared the presumptive winner of the 2022 Philippine presidential election, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2022\/5\/12\/us-china-congratulate-marcos-jr-on-philippine-presidential-win\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Al-Jazeera<\/a>. World leaders, such as U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping, have since offered their congratulations to Marcos Jr., the outlet reported.<\/p>\n<p>An image shared on Facebook claims the queen recently offered her congratulations as well. It shows a photo of the queen along with an alleged quote of hers that reads, in part, \u201cToday I wear red to express my congratulations to the Philippines\u2019 President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr. I know that he is a good leader. Unfortunately, the oligarchs are destroying his name, and the citizens just keep complaining.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>There is no record of the queen making such a statement. No such quote appears in any of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.royal.uk\/speeches?text=Marcos+Jr.&#038;mrf=&#038;date%5Bmin%5D%5Bdate%5D=13%2F05%2F2021&#038;date%5Bmax%5D%5Bdate%5D=13%2F05%2F2022&#038;id=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">speeches and remarks<\/a> from the queen or the royal family. Check Your Fact found no <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=Today+I+wear+red+to+express+my+congratulations+to+the+Philippines%27+President-elect+Ferdinand+Marcos+Jr.+I+know+that+he+is+a+good+leader.+Unfortunately%2C+the+oligarchs+are+destroying+his+name%2C+and+the+citizens+just+keep+complaining&#038;rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS820US820&#038;ei=nTeCYqHPHMmmtQb0gZSoDg&#038;ved=0ahUKEwjhkfqo9-P3AhVJU80KHfQABeUQ4dUDCA4&#038;uact=5&#038;oq=Today+I+wear+red+to+express+my+congratulations+to+the+Philippines%27+President-elect+Ferdinand+Marcos+Jr.+I+know+that+he+is+a+good+leader.+Unfortunately%2C+the+oligarchs+are+destroying+his+name%2C+and+the+citizens+just+keep+complaining&#038;gs_lcp=Cgdnd3Mtd2l6EAM6BwgAEEcQsAM6BwgAELADEEM6CggAEOQCELADGAE6EgguEMcBENEDEMgDELADEEMYAkoECEEYAEoECEYYAVCfAljABGCGBmgCcAF4AIABAIgBAJIBAJgBAKABAaABArABAMgBE8ABAdoBBggBEAEYCdoBBggCEAEYCA&#038;sclient=gws-wiz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">credible news reports<\/a> to corroborate the alleged statement. The Filipino fact-checking website <a href=\"https:\/\/verafiles.org\/articles\/vera-files-fact-check-queen-elizabeth-ii-congratulating-marcos-on-presidential-win-a-satire\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Vera Files<\/a> reported the Facebook post originated as satire.\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2020\/03\/30\/fact-check-queen-elizabeth-test-positive-coronavirus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Did Buckingham Palace Confirm Queen Elizabeth Tested Positive For Coronavirus?)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A reverse image search revealed the photo of the queen featured in the post stems from a May 2021 visit she made to a naval base in the U.K. It can be found on the stock photo website <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alamy.com\/britains-queen-elizabeth-visits-hms-queen-elizabeth-ahead-of-the-ships-maiden-deployment-at-hm-naval-base-in-portsmouth-britain-may-22-2021-steve-parsonspa-wirepool-via-reuters-image428746783.html?irclickid=U4tzbmVTmxyIUtkR6ySnjVcwUkD0mU2pR1GaV40&#038;irgwc=1&#038;utm_source=77643&#038;utm_campaign=Shop%20Royalty%20Free%20at%20Alamy&#038;utm_medium=impact\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alamy<\/a> with a caption that reads, \u201cBritain\u2019s Queen Elizabeth visits HMS Queen Elizabeth ahead of the ship\u2019s maiden deployment at HM Naval Base in Portsmouth, Britain May 22, 2021.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This is not the first time a quote about Filipino political affairs has been misattributed to the monarch. Check Your Fact <a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2020\/04\/18\/fact-check-queen-elizabeth-praise-philippine-rodrigo-duterte-speech\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">debunked<\/a> a viral claim in 2020 that alleged she praised current Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An image shared on Facebook claims Queen Elizabeth II disparaged Filipinos while congratulating Ferdinand \u201cBongBong\u201d Marcos Jr. for winning the country\u2019s presidential election.Verdict: False There is no record of the<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":68,"featured_media":1483177,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1476429","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1476429","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/68"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1476429"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1476429\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1483177"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1476429"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1476429"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1476429"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}