FACT CHECK: Circulating ‘DepEd’ graphic announcing Saturday classes FAKE
A supposed advisory from DepEd on implementing Saturday classes in elementary and high school starting July 5 is circulating online. This is fabricated.
Online Posts
FACT CHECK: Romualdez did NOT suffer heatstroke
A video posted on Facebook is falsely claiming that House Speaker Martin Romualdez suffered heatstroke and was taken to the emergency room of a hospital.
FACT CHECK: Video, photos of protesters calling for Escudero’s resignation are AI-generated
A fake video posted on Facebook shows protesters calling for Senate President Francis Escudero's resignation. The video was generated using artificial intelligence.
FACT CHECK: Video FALSELY relates Sara Duterte’s impeachment to Fernando Lopez’s 1966 exclusion from NSC
A Facebook reel is falsely claiming that Vice President Sara Duterte is having the same fate as Fernando Lopez Sr., the vice president of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos Sr., who was supposedly impeached in 1966.
FACT CHECK: Ombudsman did NOT convict Sara over alleged fund misuse
Facebook and YouTube posts claim that the Ombudsman has convicted Vice President Sara Duterte and ordered her imprisonment. This is false.
