Disinformation on Marcos Impeachment and VP Succession Spreads in Philippines
False information circulating on social media claims President Marcos has been impeached and Vice President Sara Duterte will succeed him. Claims of a Supreme Court order for the President's arrest are also untrue; Marcos remains in office.
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