The creator of the video asserts that the Philippines had a consulate in every

country in the world, but the buildings that housed these consulates were all sold in
1986 during the presidency of Corazon Aquino. This was determined to be fraudulent by
Rappler, one of the most prominent and influential news outlets in the Philippines. The
truth is the Philippines did not establish diplomatic relations with several sovereign
nations until after 1986. Moreover, the video primarily claims that books were rewritten
in 1986. Thus, up until now, the youth have only read false perceptions against the
Marcoses and those that favor the Aquinos. Consequently, he asserted that a person
like him is here to convey the word to everyone, especially the younger generation, that
the Philippines was loved and respected by other nations during the administration of
the late Ferdinand E. Marcos. The YouTube video has garnered 1,647,687 views,
79,000 likes, and 7,472 comments, the majority of which are pleasant remarks on the
former president Marcos Sr.

The video implied that the public are being brainwashed into accepting the
Aquinos' lies, causing them to despise the Marcos era despite his purported
accomplishments for the country. Historical records show otherwise because the
Marcoses are known to commission books with their own take on the life story of former
dictator Ferdinand Marcos Sr. and his 21-year martial law regime in the Philippines.
Vera Files, a media foundation that investigates Philippine issues and fact checks false
and misleading information, has likewise disproved the assertion in this video. To begin
with their factual assertion, the claim that the Philippine peso exchange rate during the
Marcos administration from 1965 to 1985 was P2.00 to $1 USD is false. According to
records from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), the Philippine peso was valued at
P2.00 per dollar from 1945 to 1959, a total of 14 years prior to the rise of Ferdinand
Marcos to power. Further, the YouTuber, a proud Marcos apologist, underlined that the
Philippine economy declined during Corazon Aquino's presidency. According to World
Bank figures on gross domestic product (GDP) per capita, which gauges a country's
average income divided by its population, the economic downturn under the Marcos
years was three times worse than during the Aquino administration. It is also claimed in
the video that during Marcos's presidency, the KADIWA group handled by Imelda
Marcos, was established to distribute food to the poor to eliminate hunger. However,
scholarly research indicates that it was not well received and did not aid the
impoverished. One evidence to substantiate this fact is the article in 1984, the Philippine
Planning Journal, pointing that people were deterred by the long queues, the long
distance between KADIWA centers, and the obnoxious service workers
 
The entire premise of the video can be attributed to Cognitive Psychology, under
the principle of implicit memory and illusion of truth.  Illusory truth emerges from the
absence of explicit and conscious memory.  It is the direct product of implicit memory, a
sort of memory that utilizes past experiences to accomplish tasks. This is an energy-
saving strategy employed by the mind. The illusion of truth however, has a myriad of
negative consequences. Even though a statement is untrue, it is more likely to be
accepted if it is reiterated often enough. The majority of the population lacks the
curiosity or resources to independently verify the veracity of any given claim. In fact, the
illusory truth effect is the mind's attempt to avoid exerting more effort than necessary.
For instance, it wouldn't take more than an hour to exhaust ourselves by going through
every thought and action we've taken. That being said, this concept's relevancy to
politics and marketing should be evident. Similar to the video, the misleading
information that the content creator is attempting to spread about the Marcos
administration has been circulating online for an extended period of time. This
generates an impression among viewers, particularly those who are uninterested in fact-
checking, that the Marcos government is not what they had believed based on how they
are depicted in history books. It's also logical to presume that the video's creator
acquired these viewpoints as a result of the widespread dissemination of false material
on the internet, which has been re-posted countless times by other users. Since these
falsehoods are appearing to them without the need to keep searching online, it was the
belief that has been ingrained in their consciousness. As the principle suggests, even if
the sources aren't credible, information can be deemed as factual if it's reiterated
sufficiently. A further relevant point is that the illusion of truth can also have an effect on
individuals who were previously aware that the information was erroneous. Accordingly,
it is reasonable to conclude that a percentage of those who appear to be oblivious to the
truth were cognizant of the transgressions of the Marcos clan, but since they had been
repeatedly subjected to fraudulent assertions, they perceived the repeated claims to be
more accurate. However, there is no need for concern as the illusion of truth does not
negate logical reasoning. This implies that a person is still able to undertake mental
processes that allow them to discern truth from falsehood. Evidently, this wasn't the
case for individuals like the YouTuber and the thousands of people who believe the fake
reports about the Marcoses despite being aware of the sources' lack of credibility. They
opted for the time-saving method and relied on what they had read repeatedly rather
than investing the initiative to double-check it with the several reputable documents
available online. Such occurrences are what drive Filipinos to lose sight of the actual
problem. It would have been fascinating to evaluate the most essential aspects of
reality, especially as they pertain to the future of the country, instead of embracing
something as trustworthy simply because it has been reiterated numerous times.
Hence, the existence of the illusion of truth can adversely influence society in the
political sphere due to its potential to distort the truth regardless of the idea that
legitimate news outlets have refuted the information. In essence, this phenomenon
definitely contains components of brainwashing and indoctrination, and it has been
heavily exploited by the Marcoses to rebrand their family’s reputation for the last several
years.