FACT CHECK: Clips show flooding in Kazakhstan, NOT China
A Facebook user posted clips taken in Kazakhstan, falsely claiming they were scenes from widespread flooding in China last June.
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SONA 2023 PROMISE TRACKER: INFRASTRUCTURE
Two years into office, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. admits that delays have been hounding the country’s infrastructure drive, making him cling to various measures in hopes of "Building Better More.”
SONA 2023 PROMISE TRACKER: LABOR
Of the five pending labor-related promises made by President Bongbong Marcos in his first two SONA, one has been carried out, two are underway, and two saw a delay in their progress.
FACT CHECK: Cartoon Network NOT shutting down
Multiple Facebook posts falsely claim that American cable television channel Cartoon Network has shut down.
Malacanang lifts moratorium on Recto Bank oil and gas exploration
Recto Bank is within the country’s 200-nautical mile exclusive economic zone, but is also claimed by China.
FACT CHECK: AI used in FAKE ads of Lea Salonga, Sharon Cuneta selling ‘diabetes cure’
Videos of celebrities Lea Salonga and Sharon Cuneta promoting a “natural” cure for diabetes are fake and altered using AI.
SONA 2023 PROMISE TRACKER: DRUGS AND CRIME
In his 2023 SONA, President Ferdinand Marcos said he will continue the previous administration’s campaign against illegal drugs.
SONA 2023 PROMISE TRACKER: EDUCATION
Marcos instructed education officials raise the country's PISA performance and improve teacher support for basic education.
FACT CHECK: Gibo Teodoro is STILL defense chief
Two videos on YouTube are falsely claiming that President Ferdinand Marcos removed Defense Secretary Gibo Teodoro from his post amid alleged calls for his resignation.
FACT CHECK: Lapid did NOT resign as senator
A YouTube video falsely claims that Sen. Lito Lapid has resigned from the Senate.
