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FACT CHECK: Video of Zaldy Co alleging selective prosecution is AI-generated
A viral video falsely claiming that former Ako Bicol representative Zaldy Co named President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and former House Speaker Martin Romualdez in corruption related to flood control projects has been debunked as an AI-generated deepfake.
The fabricated video, which gained significant traction online, showed Co explicitly naming Romualdez and using a derogatory term for President Marcos Jr. in relation to flood control anomalies.
Text overlaid on the video also questioned if Co implicated BBM and Romualdez.
However, AI detection tools such as Sight Engine and Deepware confirmed the video is highly likely to be AI-generated, with Deepware detecting a 99% likelihood of it being a deepfake.
The manipulated video is based on genuine videos previously posted by Co on his social media accounts.
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Former Ako Bicol Representative Zaldy Co has denied receiving funds from alleged insertions in the national budget for flood-control projects, claiming the money was given to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and former House Speaker Martin Romualdez.
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Former Ako Bicol party-list Representative Zaldy Co urged Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla to investigate President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. and former Speaker Martin Romualdez for alleged P100 billion budget insertions for the 2025 national budget.
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Ako Bicol Rep. Zaldy Co claims former House Speaker Martin Romualdez threatened to kill him over alleged P100 billion budget insertions.
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The Department of Justice (DOJ) affirmed that revelations by resigned congressman Zaldy Co, implicating President Marcos and former House Speaker Martin Romualdez in budget insertions, will not alter the course of its ongoing investigation into flood control projects.
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Former Ako Bicol party-list representative Zaldy Co challenged Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla to investigate President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and former Speaker Martin Romualdez regarding an alleged P100 billion insertion in the 2025 national budget.
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