FACT CHECK: AI videos spreading FAKE lockdown announcement, NO flu outbreak in PH
The Department of Health denied there is a flu outbreak in the country. It did not announce a temporary lockdown nor is there a need for one in the ongoing flu season.
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FACT CHECK: P12K cash aid for seniors FALSE; universal social pension NOT yet a law
Several YouTube videos are claiming that senior citizens with a senior identification card will automatically receive P12,000 a month under the Universal Social Pension. This is false.
FACT CHECK: It’s Lacson, NOT Marcoleta, who’s back as Senate Blue Ribbon Committee chair
A YouTube video and several Facebook posts are claiming that Sen. Rodante Marcoleta has returned as chair of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee. This is not true.
FACT CHECK: Romualdez Biblical quote on ICI cooperation FALSE
Former House Speaker Martin Romualdez did not say "I am the way, the truth, and the life" in cooperating with the corruption investigation of the Independent Commission for Infrastructure of flood control projects.
FACT CHECK: Video shows Nepal protest, NOT ‘BBM Resign’ rally
The video does not show a “BBM resign” protest. It shows a “Gen Z” rally in Nepal back in September.
