Archive - FACT CHECK

Facebook video showing former Commission on Audit commissioner Heidi Mendoza supposedly admitting that the agency is being coerced by the Marcos administration is false.

A Facebook reel showed women supporters of former president Rodrigo Duterte rejoicing over his supposed release This is false.

Several Facebook pages and a YouTube channel claimed that the Supreme Court has removed Vice President Sara Duterte and Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero from office. This is false.

A YouTube video is claiming that the recent Supreme Court landmark decision discarding the second placer rule in local elections applies to the case of Bienvenido Abante Jr., who was declared the duly elected Manila 6th District solon after the Commission on Elections disqualified Luis “Joey” Chua Uy in the 2025 election. This needs context.

A news card claiming that the ICC has sentenced former president Rodrigo Duterte to life imprisonment is circulating online. This is fake.

A Facebook video claimed top Iranian general Hossein Salami was killed at an Iranian nuclear site bombed by Israel. This is false.

Sen. Risa Hontiveros has not been jailed for allegedly bribing a Senate witness to testify against KOJC Leader Apollo Quiboloy.

Facebook posts are claiming that the release paper of former president Rodrigo Duterte has been approved. This is false. The International Criminal Court has yet to decide on Duterte's request for interim release.

At least three Facebook posts used a video clip of Sen. Risa Hontiveros saying she will "defy the Constitution." The video was edited to mislead. The clip was extracted from her June 9 media conference where she emphasized that she would not allow the Senate to defy the Constitution in connection with the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte.

A video circulating among Filipino netizens claims to show footage of the airstrike exchange between Israel and Iran. It used unrelated clips from the US and Lebanon.

Filipino netizens have shared a video supposedly showing the last moments of passengers inside the Air India plane that crashed on June 12. The video is old and unrelated to the deadly disaster.

A Filipino netizen uploaded a clip from the Balikatan exercises last April falsely claiming that it shows American forces attacking Iran.