Archive - FACT CHECK

A Filipino Facebook page gave false context for two images used to promote a Japanese foot massage mat. It also provided a bogus link for the online delivery of the said product. 

In its 2021 audit report, COA ordered NYC to refund certain amounts of unauthorized or unsubstantiated prepaid load cards as well as irregular and unnecessary expenditures. It had previously issued notices of disallowance after flagging excessive claims of travel and meals in 2018 and “expenses not in accordance with existing government rules and regulations” in 2019.

The so-called Marcos wealth was not part of the agenda when Biden and Marcos Jr. met up in New York last month.

Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio, concurrently the Education secretary, has issued Department Order No. 034 dated July 11, 2022, mandating full face-to-face classes in all public and private schools starting Nov. 2.

More than two weeks after announcing his resignation as executive secretary, lawyer Victor Rodriguez backtracked on his statement that he would continue serving the country as presidential chief of staff.

A vlogger claimed that the “Marcos wealth” will be used to fund the new administration’s  Pambansang Pabahay Para sa Pilipino program. This is false. Posted on Oct. 2, the incorrect four-minute Facebook (FB) video carried the caption:  “Goodnews! Marcos Wealth ipopondo na para sa sambayanang Pilipino! 6M units pabahay ni PBBM nag-umpisa na (Marcos Wealth

Four previously debunked hoaxes about the wealth and criminal cases of the Marcos family are again making the rounds on social media.

A misleading video claims President Bongbong Marcos surprised Chinese President Xi Jinping by conducting joint military exercises with the U.S.

A video on YouTube claims that former Bayan Muna Rep. Teddy Casiño and BAYAN sec-gen Nato Reyes have been apprehended by the PNP. Not true.

A TikTok video wrongly claims former vice president Leni Robredo made a simplistic definition of climate change.

Videos are erroneously claiming that the wealth of the Marcoses will be used to fund the projects of President Bongbong Marcos' administration.

A viral video falsely claims President Bongbong Marcos expressed support for TV host Vhong Navarro who is embroiled in a rape case. 

A video claims President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is the wealthiest among all the “presidents and kings in the world.” This is false.

Old, foreign photos are being misrepresented to show 'gifts' President Bongbong Marcos received from Singapore, Japan, and the United States. 

A netizen uploaded a short reel showing a crowd of spectators looking at a monstrous cobra rising out of a body of water. The video is fake.

Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa, the chief implementer of the controversial war on drugs during the Duterte administration, claimed without citing proof that no crimes against humanity occurred in the government’s anti-drug campaign.

Sonny Africa, executive director of IBON Foundation, told VERA Files Fact Check in an email that while rising global prices of food and the depreciation of the peso, driven by interest rate hikes in the United States, are indeed immediate inflation factors, the government has “direct control over factors like the excise and value added taxes it puts on goods and services consumed or, like fuel, used to produce other goods and services.”

A video erroneously claims President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. gave an order to disallow Chinese President Xi Jinping from stepping into Philippine territory.

A Facebook page published an alleged screenshot of a News5 post calling President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos “stupid.” It is fake.

A video echoed baseless rumors of Chinese president Xi Jinping facing incarceration in Beijing while being supplanted by a general. Not true.

Other countries' declaration of an entity as “terrorist” is not part of the Philippines’ requirements to designate groups as “terrorist” under the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) of 2020.

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. claimed before the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) that the Philippines remains “on track” to reach upper middle-income status by 2023 “despite the challenges of the pandemic and the global economic upheavals.” This needs context.

While the results from the 2019 National Household Survey on the Patterns and Trends of Drug Abuse released by the Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB) show that there are 4.7 million lifetime users of drugs aged 10 to 69, only around 1.67 million, or two out of 100 Filipinos, are considered “current drug users.”

A Facebook video of President Bongbong Marcos during a briefing where it appears he is unaware of climate change needs context. 

Clips from the United Nations (UN) and state media show an emptier UN Assembly Hall during Marcos Jr.'s speech.

Several Facebook accounts are sharing links to a fraudulent website posing as an online portal for the registration of the DSWD's educational assistance.

A Facebook page claims people fainted at the SM MOA while lining up to buy a heavily-discounted Japanese air conditioner. This is fake.

Cagan Nano does not appear in the FDA’s Verification Portal, which records all food and drugs with certified product registrations.

A satirical Facebook post insinuates no one gathered at the People Power Monument during the 50th anniversary of the declaration of martial law. 

Three Facebook pages are promoting a supplement it claims was approved by the Food and Drug Administration for joint-related ailments. It is a false claim.