FACT CHECK: Imee Marcos NOT jailed nor sued by brother
Sen. Imee Marcos was not jailed after confirming rumors about her brother's alleged cocaine dependency. The claim is false.
Online Posts
FACT CHECK: NO statement from Germany that the ‘Philippines is not easy’
A post falsely claims that the German government issued a statement that the 'Philippines is not easy,' which supposedly surprised other world leaders. No German official has commented on the Philippines' state.
FACT CHECK: Babolat did NOT gift sports car to Alex Eala
A Facebook post falsely claimed that Filipina tennis player Alex Eala was supposedly gifted a sports car by the French sports equipment company Babolat.
FACT CHECK: ICC witnesses in Duterte drug war case did NOT withdraw
A YouTube video claims that the witnesses in the case against former president Rodrigo Duterte before the ICC have withdrawn. This is false.
FACT CHECK: NO constitutional provision allowing a ‘rally of 2 million people’ to oust a president
Netizens are circulating a video claiming that the 1987 Constitution allows a rally of two million people to trigger the swearing-in of a new president. This is not true.
