Archive - FACT CHECK

A local oncologist's verdict: “To date, there is no scientific evidence to link the use of these products to breast cancer.”

That the opposition leader during the Marcos dictatorship founded two rebel organizations which prompted the declaration of martial law is unsubstantiated.

From declaring in 2016 that people in same-sex marriage are worse than animals, Sen. Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao now insists he is neither condemning nor judging the members of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (LGBTQ) community.

Former senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. wrongly claimed that the Philippines filed a complaint in the International Criminal Court (ICC) against China for its incursions into the West Philippine Sea.

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Virtually speaking before world leaders, President Rodrigo Duterte again sang a different tune on Wednesday, positively this time, when he declared that no country can “diminish” the importance of the 2016 ruling of the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in favor of the Philippines against China.

President Duterte cites history when he talks about Mindanao, but never mentions human rights abuses under Marcos.

The content of the eight-minute video did not substantiate its headline.

VERA Files Fact Check debunked a similar post in August.

A reverse image search revealed that the photo of the Marcelo Fernan bridge used by Viraltrends was taken by a certain Antonio “Tony” Oquias and could be found in at least three stock image websites: Alamy, iStock by Getty Images, and Adobe Stock.

It was posted by a parody account called "Philippine Char."

It revived an old unproven claim against the opposition lawmaker.