FACT CHECK: Mandatory drug-testing for SHS, college students FAKE
A Facebook page published multiple posts announcing mandatory drug testing for all senior high school and college students for the academic year 2025-2026. This is fake.
Online Posts
FACT CHECK: Old video used to FALSELY claim Duterte is free
A video circulating online falsely suggests that former President Rodrigo Duterte was freed as he was allegedly seen leaving the ICC premises. This is false.
FACT CHECK: Video of Iranian lawmakers burning US flag FROM 2018
As the Israel-Iran conflict continues to escalate, several Filipino netizens circulated a clip showing members of the Iranian parliament burning a United States flag. The video is old and from 2018.
FACT CHECK: BASELESS claim that ICC received USD100M for Duterte’s arrest circulates
A viral Facebook reel claimed that the ICC received US$100 million from a Philippine government official a week before Duterte's arrest. This has no basis.
FACT CHECK: NO P20k anti-bullying penalty for ‘maitim’ name-calling
R.A. No. 10627, or the Anti-Bullying Act of 2013, provides protection only to students in elementary and secondary school. The law does not specify any fines for acts of bullying.
