Fake quote of Senator of the Philippines Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan saying he wants children to be exempted from the lockdown.
Read more, The senator did not say the quote attributed to him, , , Claim: Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan wants children to be exempted from the lockdown., A viral graphic quoted Pangilinan as saying: “I call on the government to exempt childrens from total lockdown. The safety measures is depriving the children to explore their capacity to percieve the world. I think these is the area I want the government to consider.”, The graphic had News5’s logo and social media account handles on it. It was dated March 19, 2020., , , A reader sent the graphic to Rappler’s email for verification. Claim Check, Facebook’s monitoring tool, also spotted at least 22 users on Facebook that posted the graphic. The earliest was shared on March 19., Rating: FALSE, The facts: Pangilinan did not say the quote attributed to him. News5 also said the graphic did not come from any of their official social media accounts., In a post on its verified Facebook account, News5 said the viral graphic is “fake.”, On March 19, News5 posted on its official social media accounts a quote card of Pangilinan where he suggested the mobilization of the reserve force of the Armed Forces of the Philippines to assist in the ongoing COVID-19 crisis. There was no mention of children in the original quote., Panahon na raw para pagalawin ang Reserve Force ng AFP para makatulong sa gitna ng pinagdadaanang krisis ng bansa mula sa #COVID19, ayon sa isang senador. pic.twitter.com/70NeEWoLVi— News5 AKSYON (@News5AKSYON) March 19, 2020, Panahon na raw para pagalawin ang Reserve Force ng AFP para makatulong sa gitna ng pinagdadaanang krisis ng bansa mula sa #COVID19, ayon sa isang senador. pic.twitter.com/70NeEWoLVi, Pangilinan further refuted the claim in a post on his verified Facebook account and urged people to be critical of fake quotes., Rappler also reached out to the Facebook page that shared the earliest post available online to ask for its source, but the page did not respond., Pangilinan is not the first politician targeted by fake quotes about the coronavirus crisis. Other personalities that became victims of fake quotes were Vice President Leni Robredo and Senator Risa Hontiveros. – Pauline Macaraeg/Rappler.com, Keep us aware of suspicious Facebook pages, groups, accounts, websites, articles, or photos in your network by contacting us at factcheck@rappler.com. Let us battle disinformation one Fact Check at a time, More fact checks on COVID-19:, , These stories made other people, Welcome to Rappler, a social news network where stories inspire community engagement and digitally fuelled actions for social change. Rappler comes from the root words "rap" (to discuss) + "ripple" (to make waves)., Read more, Email:, Password:, Thank You.\n\nView your profile page\nhere OR\nClick close to continue., Fields with * are required., Email*:, Password*:, First Name:, Last Name:, Birthday:, Gender:, "Ive read the Rappler privacy statement, site use policy, comment moderation policy", Fields with * are required., Thank You.You have successfully updated your account.
FALSE: Pangilinan says gov't should 'exempt children from total lockdown'