A graphic has been shared hundreds of times in multiple posts on Facebook and Twitter alongside a claim that it contains a quote from Britain’s Queen Elizabeth in which she praises Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte for his efforts to curb the novel coronavirus pandemic. The posts allege that the queen made the remarks during her televised speech on 4/6/20.
Below is a screenshot of the misleading post:, The quote in the graphic reads: “Pres. Duterte is the kind of leader who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way. Filipinos are very fortunate to have him. Seriously, he looked so overworked. He may not be perfect, but he truly loves his country. Philippines doesn’t have the worst government. It actually has the worst citizens. / Queen Elizabeth II / delivering a message of hope amid the coronavirus pandemic / April 6, 2020”., The post’s Visayan-language caption translates to English as: “Ouch….”, Queen Elizabeth made a rare televised address on April 6, 2020, thanking healthcare workers and urging a “collective effort and common endeavour”. Here is an AFP report on the speech., Similar claims that the Queen praised Duterte during her address were also shared on Facebook\xa0here, here, here, here, here and here, on Twitter\xa0and here and here., These claims are false., A\xa0transcript of the Queen’s speech released\xa0on\xa0the official\xa0website of the British Royal Family makes no reference to Duterte or the Philippines., The graphic shared in the misleading posts was manipulated\xa0from another quote graphic published by\xa0Inquirer.net, a Philippine\xa0media site., Inquirer.net published a side-by-side comparison of the doctored graphic and its original quote card here on its Facebook page on April 7, 2020, warning its readers to "beware of\xa0edited\xa0images"., Below is a screenshot of the Inquirer.net’s post:, The post\s caption reads: “After INQUIRER.net shared on social media an excerpt from Queen Elizabeth II’s Sunday address to the United Kingdom, the same post was manipulated to say that Duterte looked \overworked\\xa0and that the \Philippines doesn’t have the worst government, it actually has the worst citizens.\", The original Inquirer.net graphic, published here on Facebook on April 6, 2020, quotes the Queen urging scientific cooperation., AFP Fact Check has previously debunked a similar claim in 2018 about Queen Elizabeth urging world leaders to emulate Duterte., , Copyright © AFP 2017-2020.  All rights reserved.  Users can access and consult this website and use the share features available for personal, private, and non-commercial purposes.  Any other use, in particular any reproduction, communication to the public or distribution of the content of this website, in whole or in part, for any other purpose and/or by any other means, without a specific licence agreement signed with AFP, is strictly prohibited.  The subject matter depicted or included via links within the Fact Checking content is provided to the extent necessary for correct understanding of the verification of the information concerned.  AFP has not obtained any rights from the authors or copyright owners of this third party content and shall incur no liability in this regard.  AFP and its logo are registered trademarks.
No, Britain’s Queen Elizabeth did not mention the Philippines in her speech on the novel coronavirus | AFP Fact Check