FACT CHECK: Pope Francis has NOT resigned; did not appoint Cardinal Tagle as successor
Online videos falsely claimed that Pope Francis has officially resigned, and that he appointed Filipino Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle to become his successor.
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FACT CHECK: AI-GENERATED videos go viral as California fires rage on
Several videos spread on Facebook showing AI-generated media passed off as the wildfires in Los Angeles, California this January.
FACT CHECK: Photo of unburnt house NOT from California fires
A photo of a red-roofed house that survived Hawaii wildfires in 2023 is being falsely passed off as a scene from the California fires this January.
FACT CHECK: DSWD is NOT offering New Year cash gifts
A link to a website claiming that the DSWD is giving away a New Year cash gift in exchange for completing a survey has spread on Facebook. It's fake.
FACT CHECK: Video DOES NOT show Trump inviting Duterte
A YouTube reel claims to show footage of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump extending an invitation to former president Rodrigo Duterte. This is false.
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.
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.
