How TikTok Is Helping Bongbong Marcos Rewrite His Family’s Brutal Legacy

A dictator’s son rewrites history on TikTok in his bid to become the Philippines’ next president

Toledo says it’s fun to make and share pro-Marcos content on the app—not least because he enjoys getting a rise out of supporters of Marcos’ rivals. “Sometimes it’s just to vex the other party so that they’ll have some engagement. You know how Filipinos are: they love clashes.”

Kristoffer Rada, the public policy head of TikTok Philippines, says that once a video is flagged for disinformation, TikTok deprioritizes it.President of the Philippines Ferdinand Marcos gives a pre-election campaign speech to supporters in the run up to the Philippine presidential elections of 1986, Manila, Dec. 7 1985.Bongbong Marcos’ father, Ferdinand Marcos Sr., was president of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986.

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