FACT CHECK: Duterte is wrong; Spanish flu outbreak did not precede WWI
President Rodrigo Duterte erred in claiming that the Spanish flu pandemic happened before the First World War (WWI) started in 1914.
Claims by Public Figures
FACT CHECK: Palace changes tune on Tagle’s Vatican appointment
After claiming that Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle was kicked out as archbishop of Manila for “politicking,” Malacanang is now "thanking” him for the recognition his recent Vatican appointments has brought to the country.
FACT CHECK: NTC backpedals on ABS-CBN franchise
The National Telecommunications Commission did a 180-degree turn when it issued a cease and desist order against media network ABS-CBN from continuing its broadcast operations beyond the expiration of its franchise on May 4.
FACT CHECK: No, study does not say coconut oil can kill ‘93%’ of colon cancer cells in 2 days
A misleading article from 2018 with a headline saying consumption of coconut oil can eliminate “93%” of “colon bad cells” in two days has recently been resurrected and shared on social media. It also makes a number of inaccurate claims.
FACT CHECK: Tingog party-list group shares outdated, falsely captioned ‘live’ video of Duterte
The video in Trending Lahat’s live stream is actually Duterte’s late night “Talk to the Nation” address on COVID-19 aired on April 6.
