FACT CHECK: Sara Duterte mugshot AI-GENERATED
A Facebook post shows Vice President Sara Duterte in a police mugshot holding a booking placard for three counts of grave threats. This is fake and created using artificial intelligence.
Online Posts
FACT CHECK: Vessel explosion photo is from Istanbul, NOT the Strait of Hormuz
A photo of a vessel exploding was used falsely as a thumbnail for online posts about the two oil tankers that caught fire on the Strait of Hormuz on Aug. 31. The explosion photo is from Istanbul, Turkey, not in Hormuz.
FACT CHECK: Cayetano did NOT say VP Sara should personally appear before impeachment court
A quote card attributed to Senator-judge Alan Peter Cayetano claims that he said Vice President Sara Duterte herself, instead of her employees, should personally appear in her trial before the impeachment court. This is fake.
FACT CHECK: Viral photo of Sara Duterte handcuffed over grave threats arrest is AI-MANIPULATED
A photo of Vice President Sara Duterte in handcuffs after a Quezon City court ordered her arrest over three counts of grave threats has gone viral online. This is fake.
FACT CHECK: Old clip claiming conviction of VP Sara in impeachment trial FALSE
Some Facebook users claim an old news report shows Vice President Sara Duterte has been convicted in her impeachment case and banned from public office. This is false.
