FACT CHECK: OLD video passed off as clip of Aug. 8 tsunami in Japan
A Facebook reel falsely claims to show clips of a tsunami in Japan following a magnitude 7.1 earthquake on Aug. 8.
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FACT CHECK: NO immigration officer arrested over Guo’s exit
A YouTube channel falsely claimed that an immigration official has been arrested over the illegal exit of Bamban, Tarlac City Mayor Alice Guo.
FACT CHECK: NO mandatory drug tests for judges, Judiciary staff
Several social media posts spread the false claim that judges, officials and employees of the Judiciary will now undergo a mandatory drug test.
FACT CHECK: Video does NOT show U.S. Navy guarding West PH Sea
A Facebook Reel video claimed that the U.S. deployed its Navy warships and planes to guard the West Philippine Sea.
FACT CHECK: ‘Taal eruption’ video taken in 2020, NOT new
Several Facebook Reels revived an old video of the Taal Volcano's eruption in 2020 and presented it as a recent event.
