FACT CHECK: 2025 PH ballot template with “China” header NEEDS CONTEXT
Several netizens are circulating a photo of a ballot template from COMELEC for the May 12 midterm elections with "China" on its header. This needs context.
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FACT CHECK: Another deepfake of Dr. Tony Leachon used to sell ‘prostatitis cure’
A video ad featuring Dr. Tony Leachon talking about a "revolutionary drug" for prostatitis is fake.
The 2024 Dahas Report: More Reported Drug-Related Killings in 2024 than in 2023
Since the Dahas Project started its weekly online monitoring in 2021, this is the first time that more killings were attributed to unidentified assailants than to state agents.
FACT CHECK: Claim that ex-Singaporean leaders support ‘Mindanao Republic’ NOT TRUE
A TikTok post reshared on Facebook (FB) claims that Singapore’s former leaders expressed support for an independent Mindanao. This is false. The post that first appeared last Dec. 13, but which continues to circulate, carried this text:
Annual spectacle of faith and devotion
There’s a lot of jostling among devotees, mostly barefooted, to get closer to kiss and rub towels on the cross of the glass-cased image of Jesus of Nazarene.
FACT CHECK: Trump DID NOT visit Sara
A YouTube video claims that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has visited Vice President Sara Duterte to forge an alliance with her family. This is not true.
FACT CHECK: EDITED itong kumakalat na video umano ng Jeju Air plane crash
An old video was edited and falsely passed off as footage from the Jeju Air plane crash in South Korea on Dec. 29, 2024.
FACT CHECK: Impostor FB pages promote FAKE hypertension ‘cure’
At least ten posts and ads by impostors on Facebook promoted a milk supplement that could allegedly cure hypertension. These are scams.
FACT CHECK: Claim that PH legalized divorce MISLEADS
A TikTok video claims that divorce has been legalized in the Philippines after a bill allowing it was passed by the House of Representatives. This is misleading.
FACT CHECK: China NOT in state of emergency amid rising respiratory infections
Posts claiming that China declared a state of emergency following a surge of respiratory illnesses have circulated on Facebook. This is false.
