FACT CHECK: Remulla NOT named new Ombudsman
A YouTube video claims that Justice Secretary Boying Remulla is the new Ombudsman. Not true.
Online Posts
FACT CHECK: Villanueva did NOT resign as senator
A Facebook post claims that Sen. Joel Villanueva has resigned after his photos with a suspended DPWH engineer have gone viral. This is false.
FACT CHECK: Doctored 2023 news report used to FALSELY claim BSKE will proceed in December
A 2023 news report was edited and posted on Facebook claiming that the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections will proceed this year after the Supreme Court has supposedly declared "unconstitutional" the law that postponed the December 2025 balloting. This is false.
FACT CHECK: NO free electricity, water bills this month
A video circulating on Facebook claims that electricity and water will be free nationwide in September 2025. This is fake and likely made using artificial intelligence.
FACT CHECK: NO DepEd memo on nationwide online classes starting Sept. 1
The DepEd did not issue a memorandum stating that online classes in all schools nationwide will start on Sept. 1.