FACT CHECK: Sotto NOT elected Senate president
A YouTube video claims that Sen. Vicente "Tito" Sotto III was elected Senate president. Not true
Online Posts
FACT CHECK: Clip from 2017 PASSED OFF as tsunami in Japan
A reel circulating online claims to show footage of a tsunami in Japan after the July 30 earthquake off Russia's east coast. This is an old video.
FACT CHECK: OLD video passed off as scene from 8.8 magnitude quake in Russia
A video falsely claiming to show the devastation of the magnitude 8.8 quake that hit Russia on July 30 is circulating among Filipino netizens. This is false. The clip was taken in Myanmar last March.
FACT CHECK: Motortrade NOT hosting vehicle giveaway
Several bogus FB pages are circulating posts about a supposed motorcycle giveaway from Motortrade. This is fake.
FACT CHECK: Video FROM 2021 passed off as Typhoon Emong’s devastation
Netizens are circulating a video supposedly showing a scene inside a classroom in Pangasinan as Typhoon Emong made its landfall in the province this month. This video was taken in Bohol in 2021.
