FACT CHECK: OLD clips used in fictitious video of Taiwan ‘magnitude 8 quake’
A Facebook video erroneously claimed that a magnitude 8 earthquake hit Taiwan last week. This is false.
Online Posts
FACT CHECK: Claim that Hontiveros walked out of Duterte Senate hearing FALSE
A TikTok video falsely claiming that Sen. Risa Hontiveros walked out of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee hearing on the previous administration's drug war after a heated exchange with ex- president Rodrigo Duterte.
FACT CHECK: KMJS clips used in FAKE ad for unregistered ‘miracle oil’
A video advertisement for a miracle oil that promises to cure blindness and "any sickness" used clips from the television show Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho (KMJS). The ad is fake.
FACT CHECK: Trump DID NOT burn Chinese flag
A video on YouTube and Facebook claims that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has burned a Chinese flag, supposedly as revenge for the Philippines. This is false.
FACT CHECK: Photo of Trillanes with ‘wet pants’ in 2007 arrest EDITED
A photo showing former senator Antonio Trillanes IV supposedly wetting his pants when arrested during the 2007 Manila Peninsula Siege is circulating online. This is fake.
