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Fact check: No, this footbrige was not left unfinished by the Aquino administration

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Agence France-Presse

<p>A Facebook post claims to show a partially built footbridge in the Philippines that was not completed during the administration of Benigno Aquino III. An analysis of the photo used in the post, and a reverse image search, prove the bridge is in Thailand.</p><p>The <a href="https://archive.fo/77gA5">post </a>on November 5, 2018, says the bridge was a “failed project” of Aquino, who led the Philippines from 2010 to 2016.</p><p>Below is a screenshot of the post:</p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/news/11/28/overpass_post.jpg"/></figure></div><p>The post, when translated to English, says: “The Yellows are angry over a poorly built overpass in Kamuning. But they are silent when it comes to this failed project by the Aquino administration.&quot;</p><p>“The Yellows” is a term used by supporters of the current president, Rodrigo Duterte, who won the 2016 elections and succeeded Aquino. Duterte and Aquino are political opponents.</p><p>Kamuning is the site of an overpass that some people criticized as being unsafe because it was so steep. <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/video/news/11/05/18/too-high-mmda-defends-kamuning-footbridge">Here </a>is an article on the Kamuning footbridge.</p><p>The image in the misleading post has features that show it comes from Thailand, not the Philippines. These include the Thai writing on the board behind the McDonald&#x27;s sign.</p><p>A reverse image search confirms this, with a higher resolution version of the photo clearly seen in <a href="http://www.khaosodenglish.com/news/2016/06/13/perplexing-power-pole-captivated-internet-removed">this </a>2016 report about an electric pole in Thailand.</p><p>The report said the pole was removed as it hampered the construction of a footbridge in the city of Nonthaburi.</p><p>Below is a video of broadcast organization Thai PBS World showing the removal of the electric pole, which was built through the footbridge:</p><div><script src="https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&amp;version=v2.5" async="" type="text/javascript"></script></div><div class="fb-post" data-href=" https://www.facebook.com/ThaiPBSWorld/videos/1334170616628265/" data-width="auto"> </div><p>The post has been shared by Facebook groups that support Duterte and his political allies, according to data from social media monitoring platform CrowdTangle.</p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/news/11/28/ct_shares_footbridge_resize.jpg"/></figure></div>

<p>A Facebook post claims to show a partially built footbridge in the Philippines that was not completed during the administration of Benigno Aquino. An analysis of the photo used in the post, and a reverse image search, prove the bridge is in Thailand.</p>

A Facebook post claims to show a partially built footbridge in the Philippines that was not completed during the administration of Benigno Aquino. An analysis of the photo used in the post, and a reverse image search, prove the bridge is in Thailand.