Claim: A video shows a “chaotic” crowd at a rally held against President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. in Manila.
Rating: FALSE
Why we fact-checked this: The video bearing the claim has already received 399,000 views, 8,400 reactions, 1,900 shares, and 852 comments as of writing. It was posted on November 8 and continues to gain traction.
The crowd can be heard chanting “Duterte!” during the protest. Text on the Facebook reel reads, “Wala sa news! Philippines Manila updates today!!! Bulag pipi at bingi na si BBM matatapos ang taon walang makukulong kahit isa.”
(Not in the news! Philippines Manila updates today!!! [Bongbong Marcos] has become blind, mute, and deaf. The year is ending, and not a single person has been jailed.)
Additional text overlaid on the reel reads, “Grabe sobrang gulo. Ngayon lang to.”
(It’s incredibly chaotic. This has never happened before.)
Some Facebook users in the comments believed the video did show a protest against Marcos, with some questioning why the supposed protest was not reported on mainstream news agencies.
The facts: The video does not show an anti-Marcos rally in Manila in November 2026. It shows footage of a protest in Kathmandu, Nepal, in September 2025. The original video on TikTok also revealed that the crowd was not chanting the Duterte name while protesting.
