FACT-CHECK: Vice Ganda not arrested after concert

CLAIM: Vice Ganda has been arrested for disrespecting former president Rodrigo Duterte in “Super Divas: The Concert.”

RATING: FALSE

A YouTube video falsely claimed that comedian Vice Ganda was arrested for disrespecting former President Rodrigo Duterte during the recent concert, “Super Divas: The Concert.”

In the concert, Vice Ganda made a joke referring to the former president’s campaign promise to ride a jet ski and plant a Philippine flag at the Spratly Islands.

FLAGGED CONTENT: The thumbnail of the video shows a photo of Sen. Rodante Marcoleta looking aggressive, as well as Vice Ganda wearing a dark orange shirt, with hands clasped together and surrounded by people.

The caption of the video reads, “Vice Ganda, DINAMPOT na ng KAPULISAN matapos ang GINAWA nito kay RODRIGO DUTERTE at PBBM! Sara Bato.”
The overlay text on the thumbnail reads, “Vice Ganda arestado… “Mabubulok ka sa kulungan bakla!”” (Vice Ganda, arrested… “You will rot in jail, gay.”).

OUR DEBUNK: The photo of Vice Ganda on the thumbnail was taken from a video posted by a netizen in 2019, during Ayong Maliksi’s Grand rally. Marcoleta’s photo on the thumbnail was taken from the livestream of the Senate’s vote on Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial.

Marcoleta, indeed, briefly mentioned the joke made by Vice Ganda, who’s an endorser of an online gambling portal, but nothing about the comedian’s arrest was mentioned.
“Mabubulok ka sa kulungan, bakla!” was not said by Marcoleta. Rather, he said, “Napaka walanghiya ng tao na ‘yon,” during the public hearing.
The content of the video was a livestream of a Senate Committee on Games and Amusement organizational meeting and public hearing.
After the concert, Vice Ganda went back to hosting on “It’s Showtime”
No official documents are available to prove that Vice Ganda was taken into custody.

REWIND: On the first day of Vice Ganda and Regine Velasquez-Olcasid’s two-day concert, “Super Divas: The Concert,” at the Araneta Coliseum, the two made a skit about the viral “Jet2Holiday” meme and changed it to “Jet ski holiday”.

Vice Ganda’s joke refers to the former president’s promise to ride a jet ski to the Spratly Islands and plant a Philippine flag there, which was later revealed as a mere “campaign joke.”
Supporters of Duterte were furious because of this. On Aug. 11, a draft resolution circulated online declaring Vice Ganda as “persona non grata” in Davao. This was denied by acting Vice Mayor Rodrigo “Rigo” Duterte II, who said the city council had more important matters to attend to rather than entertaining “cheap insults and distasteful jokes made for clout.”
Vice President Sara Duterte said in an interview that she’d let the city council of Davao decide whether or not to declare Vice Ganda as persona non grata.

WHY WE FACT-CHECKED THIS: As of writing, the YouTube video has garnered 3,061 views and 107 likes.

SPOT THE FAKE: Clickbait tactics are now used to spread disinformation.

Avoid getting victimized by this type of content by checking if the visuals on the video’s thumbnail match the claim of the uploaded content.
Moreover, take time to scrutinize the overall content before drawing conclusions. Daniela Angelyn Solis

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