FACT CHECK: Chocolates brought in as gifts NOT prohibited in airports
A Facebook page claimed that chocolates and pasalubong are not allowed in airports in the Philippines. This is not true.
Online Posts
FACT CHECK: Post on boxing ban for LA Olympics NEEDS CONTEXT
A Facebook post claims that boxing is banned in the 2028 Los Angeles Summer Olympics. This needs context.
FACT CHECK: Circulating Japan tsunami video FROM 2011, NOT 2024
Clips of a tsunami that hit Japan in 2011 are being passed off as images of the impact of the magnitude 7.1 quake that jolted the country this August.
FACT CHECK: PH, Vietnam did NOT bomb Chinese plane
A YouTube video falsely claims that the Philippines and Vietnam bombed an aircraft from China
FACT CHECK: Clip shows GTA, NOT fatal Brazil plane crash
A recording of a popular video game is being passed off as the "final moments" of the passenger plane that crashed in Sao Paulo, Brazil on August 9.
