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The swab inserted through the nose allegedly “damages” the endocrine glands and “breaks” the blood-brain barrier, allowing infections to reach the brain. This is not true. This claim has been debunked by multiple health experts.

The post misleads with its budget figures of the on-going Manila Bay rehabilitation and recent government projects.These figures are inaccurate and need context.

The “after” image, showing colorful, developed houses, was taken over a decade ago and more than six years before President Rodrigo Duterte took office.

Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque erroneously claimed that the European Union (EU) has not delisted any country from its Generalized Scheme of Preferences (GSP), which removes taxes from several products exported by developing countries like the Philippines.

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President Rodrigo Duterte contradicted his top diplomat when he affirmed the Philippines’ historic arbitral victory against China on the South China Sea dispute during his debut appearance at the United Nations (UN) General Assembly (GA) on Sept. 22.

The budget for the ‘entire’ Manila Bay rehabilitation is P47 billion, not P389 million.

The post also echoed already-debunked claims in other conspiracy theories about COVID-19.

She’s a character from the American cop comedy show Brooklyn Nine-Nine.

COA made no such claim in its 2019 audit of the Office of the Vice President (OVP)

Properly designed masks are porous, allowing oxygen and carbon dioxide to travel in and out of it.

It has sowed further misinformation because of a misleading headline and thumbnail.

The post is premised on a false and already-debunked claim about masks causing oxygen deficiency.

Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque cited the wrong executive order in connection with the new guidelines in processing requests for Statements of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth (SALN) that the Office of the Ombudsman released on Sept. 15.

There are also no records of a "San Benedicto Bridge" in Surigao in the government's atlas of national bridges.

This is the fifth time this year that was used to mislead people.

For at least the third time, Palace Spokesperson Harry Roque claimed that the Philippines was the first country to impose a lockdown to contain the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), resulting in fewer deaths and earning for it an 85 percent rating for effective response.

The photo used was shot following a powerful typhoon in 2018.