In the latest installment of the soap opera we call “Vlogosphere Drama,” vlogger Maharlika takes her audience on a wild ride with her latest upload: a supposed smoking gun implicating Bongbong Marcos in a PDEA bust operation. However, the plot twist is too absurd even for a poorly written telenovela.

Maharlika’s “bombshell” memo conveniently references an “attached pre-operation report” dated the day after the memo itself. One might wonder if this memo came from a time-traveling office, where documents are written yesterday for events happening tomorrow. Or perhaps it’s a nod to the eternal philosophical question: which came first, the chicken or the egg? In this case, which came first, the memo or the report?

Clearly, Maharlika’s attempt at deception is as transparent as her motives. It seems in the vlogging world, fiction sells better than fact-checking, and logic takes a back seat to sensationalism. 

As viewers, let’s grab some popcorn and enjoy the show, but remember: reality is not a clickbait title.