Archive - FACT CHECK

From vowing to bring peace in Mindanao before the end of his six-year term in 2022, President Rodrigo Duterte now says it would “take more than a generation” to do so, following the twin bombings that rocked Jolo on Aug. 24.

While the Philippines continues to grapple with the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), news about a new viral mutation that is said to be “globally dominant” and “more infectious” than the original have recently made the headlines.

Widely circulating among social media users since May are inaccurate Facebook posts accusing the affluent Lopez family of "fooling the Filipinos for 34 years." Of the seven claims related to the Lopezes and their history, two are downright false, four need further context, and one is unfounded.

The claims made about the death penalty for the crime of rape in five nations, four of them Islamic, need context.

President Rodrigo Duterte inaccurately claimed that he doesn’t know the people behind the group pushing for a “revolutionary government” with him at the helm in transitioning to a federal system by 2022.

It mixes correct health advice with recycled false claims and information that need context.

Hoax publishers used photos of actresses from the popular Netflix drama, Money Heist.

There are no records or scientific evidence supporting the claim that the plant is cancerous, although it can be poisonous and should not be chewed or ingested.

There are neither studies nor conclusive evidence that prove hikaw-hikaw can cure or alleviate symptoms of COVID-19.

It includes former lawmakers who are no longer sitting members of Congress.

There are no records of Aquino saying such a thing, based on a review of several video interviews, press releases and news reports.

The circulating clip is a tampered version of a video of Roxas announcing his decision to run in the 2019 midterm polls.