FACT CHECK: NO free rice from DSWD
A Facebook video circulating online claims the Department of Social Welfare and Development is giving out free rice to all Filipino families beginning Oct. 6. This is fake.
Online Posts
FACT CHECK: CDO mayor warning of illegal drug-bearing Davao relief trucks FAKE
A news card purporting to be from a legitimate news outlet is making the rounds on Facebook claiming that Cagayan de Oro City Mayor Rolando “Klarex” Uy warned that donation trucks from Davao City to Cebu City could be transporting illegal drugs. This is fake.
FACT CHECK: 2020 eruption photo of Taal volcano FALSELY depicted as recent
After the Taal Volcano erupted on Oct. 1, a photo showing a supposed lava fountain from the volcano circulated online. This is false.
FACT CHECK: Sotto NOT calling on BBM, Sara to resign
Facebook users have been circulating a quote card attributed to Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III where he supposedly advocated for the resignation of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte. This needs context.
FACT CHECK: Quote of Claire Castro linking Cebu quake to Gwen Garcia’s failed reelection bid FAKE
Netizens are circulating a quote card of Palace Press Officer Claire Castro supposedly saying that the Sept. 30 Cebu quake would have been weaker had former governor Gwen Garcia won in last May's midterm polls. This is fabricated.
