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Claim 972

El Renacimiento's 1908 editorial described colonial officials as birds of prey, comparing them to eagles, vultures, owls and vampires.

Published 2026-09-26. Last reviewed 2026-09-26. 1 source.

Statement
El Renacimiento's 1908 editorial described colonial officials as birds of prey, comparing them to eagles, vultures, owls and vampires.
Field
action
Value
El Renacimiento's 1908 editorial on colonial officials
About
incident 1901-philippines-us-colonial-libel-act-el-renacimiento
Source
A relic of colonial rule
Publisher
Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility
Method
outlet report
Checked
2026-09-26
Confidence
medium
Status
current
Source date
2014-02-24

Quotation from the source

El Renacimiento described “the eagle” as the “most rapacious” bird of prey, and criticized certain US colonial government officials “who, besides being eagles, have the characteristics of the vulture, the owl, and the vampire.”