FACT CHECK: Posts on free housing from Bongbong Marcos BOGUS
Two Facebook posts carry a scam claiming that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is giving away free housing to Filipinos.
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PHILIPPINES Profile—Digital News Report 2024
The Philippine news media landscape has seen significant changes over the past year, especially in private broadcasting, which is experiencing a continuing decline in viewership. Concerns over press freedom persist.
Facebook, other traditional socmed platforms wane as news sources in PH—Digital News Report 2024
Adult Filipinos are relying less on Facebook and other legacy social media platforms for news, increasingly turning to video-centric TikTok amid changing news consumption habits.
FACT CHECK: OLD report on HIV cases among OFWs passed off as new
Netizens are sharing an old report about 166 overseas Filipino workers testing positive for human immunodeficiency virus misleadingly passing it off as recent.
FACT CHECK: Baste Duterte NOT removed as Davao City mayor
A video on YouTube falsely claims that Davao City Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte has been removed from his position. This is false.
FACT CHECK: BFP ‘job hiring for high school grads’ FAKE
A Facebook page is circulating several graphics about the supposed recruitment of “high school graduates” by the Bureau of Fire Protection. These are fake.
FACT CHECK: FALSE claim on tomatoes for varicose veins revived
A five-year-old health tip about applying tomato juice to treat varicose veins reappeared on Facebook.
FACT CHECK: PEKENG Army recruitment, dinadala ang netizens sa pekeng websites na puno ng ads
May Facebook page na nag-post at nag-share ng pekeng recruitment na galing daw sa Philippine Army.
FACT CHECK: Mayor Alice Guo NOT dead
A week after the Office of the Ombudsman ordered the suspension of Bamban, Tarlac City Mayor Alice Guo, a video on YouTube falsely claims the controversial mayor was killed.
FACT CHECK: Video of lightning striking roller coaster FAKE
A video of a deadly roller coaster ride hit by lightning is circulating among Filipino Facebook users. This clip is fake and was digitally manipulated.
