FACT CHECK: Ballots NOT ‘thin,’ do NOT make ‘small dots’
A text message is spreading online advising the public to place only small dots on the ballots on May 12 to prevent overvoting. The Comelec said not to do this.
Online Posts
FACT CHECK: “Running only for money” video of Richard Gomez AI-manipulated
The video of Leyte Rep. Richard Gomez (4th Dist.) supposedly saying he is running again for a congressional seat just to get rich was manipulated through AI.
FACT CHECK: Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost is new pope, NOT Tagle
A Facebook video falsely claims Cardinal Luis Tagle was chosen as the new pope. Pope Leo XIV, born Robert Francis Prevost, is the next Bishop of Rome.
FACT CHECK: Leftist party-lists vying for congress seats NOT linked to NPA
A Facebook page falsely claimed that leftist party-lists are linked to the NPA. Groups cannot be registered as party-lists if they advocate for violence.
FACT CHECK: Comelec is NOT hiring poll watchers for May 12 polls
Multiple graphics circulating on Facebook are claiming that the Comelec is hiring poll watchers for the May 12 elections. These are fake.
