Archive - FACT CHECK

A fabricated quote card is circulating online where former vice president Leni Robredo attributed her defeat to President Bongbong Marcos in the May election to massive disinformation.

In pushing for legislation against the spread of false information online, Sen. Robinhood Padilla enumerated 15 countries that have laws against “fake news.” His list, however, carries some inaccuracies.

In a span of four years, Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa went from supporting the death penalty for all illegal drug offenders as director-general of the Bureau of Corrections to proposing rehabilitation for users. Now, the former Philippine National Police chief says he has “second thoughts” about his own measure.

The P25 per kilo rice is available only in Kadiwa ng Pasko caravan stores which operate in limited areas at designated dates and time in Metro Manila and in the provinces of Oriental Mindoro, Davao del Norte, Davao del Sur and Davao de Oro.

A bogus link redirecting to an allegedly revived version of the now-defunct social networking site Friendster is making the rounds on social media.

A Facebook page impersonating celebrity-vlogger Cheska Garcia-Kramer used altered photos of her family to advertise a product called Japan Pasteur Institute Mouth Spray. 

A couple of Facebook pages are yet again repeating the false claim that suspended BuCor Director General Gerald Bantag has been reinstated.

A Facebook page claimed in a graphic that the City of Pearl infrastructure project is part of the flagship infrastructure programs of former president Rodrigo Duterte and incumbent President Bongbong Marcos. Not true. It is a public-private partnership project entered into by the City of Manila in 2017.

A video claims President Bongbong Marcos was astonished by US President Joe Biden’s shocking decision to “arm” the country with nuclear power. This is misleading, the talks with the U.S. referred to a possible deal on nuclear energy, not weapons.

A 2015 Commission on Audit (COA) set of guidelines defines confidential expenses as lump sum amounts for “surveillance activities in civilian government agencies.” It categorically states that “in no case shall (confidential or intelligence funds) be used for … construction or acquisition of buildings or housing structures.”

Facebook pages are sharing a video that claims Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle was removed by Pope Francis from Caritas Internationalis for misusing church money. This is not true.

What are confidential and intelligence funds? For what can these be used?

A YouTube video featured a deep-water platform and falsely claimed it to be a mega project between Japan and the Philippines. Not true.

A quote card where Ilocos Norte 1st District Rep. Sandro Marcos asked people to use a more inexpensive type of onion is fake.

A Facebook page has posted an announcement that IKEA is donating couches that cannot be sold due to “minor damage” to anyone who registers with the website it linked. This is a scam.

Several pages posted a fake video claiming Kris Aquino has passed away and that her family is deliberately hiding her wake from the public.

A video on YouTube claims that the wealth of President Bongbong Marcos allegedly totals up to quadrillions of dollars. This has no basis.

In a press conference on Nov. 21, Justice Secretary Boying Remulla defended the decision of the Philippine delegation to reject the United Nations Human Rights Council’s recommendation to decriminalize abortion. “We have to discuss more on the policy of population growth kasi may lumalabas that there are benefits and there’s just good and bad about

It also featured video snippets of a celebrity dermatologist and vlogger-doctors to suggest they are endorsing Hairtech.

A Filipino doctor endorsing a mineral drops product claims pork fat intake does not cause hypertension. This needs context.

The video omitted a part of a news clip which stated that lower-priced rice is available only in certain places at specific times.

A video falsely claimed the dismissal of the case against suspended BuCor chief Gerald Bantag regarding the death of Percy Lapid.

A Facebook page posted a video claiming Kris Aquino has died and that her remains were on their way back to the Philippines. It is a hoax. 

Some posts are making it appear that BuCor OIC Gregorio Catapang has given persons deprived of liberty permission for the free use of mobile gadgets.

A blog claims President Bongbong Marcos ordered the junking of the subpoena issued to suspended BuCor chief Gerald Bantag. This is not true. 

A Facebook page made it look like dermatologist Vicki Belo is promoting a product called Angel Underarm Whitening Serum. This is fake. 

A YouTube video falsely claims suspended BuCor chief Gerald Bantag has been absolved from the murder of former broadcaster Percy Lapid.

A video falsely claims President Marcos appointed former spokesperson Harry Roque to replace Boying Remulla as secretary of the Department of Justice. 

A graphic showing former senator Kiko Pangilinan and Sen. Risa Hontiveros as a tandem for the 2028 elections is making the rounds online.

A video claims 16th-century French astrologer Nostradamus foresaw the election of President Bongbong Marcos. It is not true.