FALSE: Marcos Jr. got biggest electoral mandate in Philippine history

FALSE: Marcos Jr. got biggest electoral mandate in Philippine history

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Other former presidents have gotten bigger electoral mandates, which is measured by the percentage of the votes that they got, not the number of votes

At a glance

• Claim: President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. got the biggest electoral mandate in the history of Philippine democracy.
• Rating: FALSE
• The facts: Other former presidents got bigger electoral mandates, which is measured by the percentage of the votes that they got, not the number of votes.
• Why we fact-checked this: Marcos made this claim during his inaugural speech on Thursday, June 30, 2022.

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