Archive - FACT CHECK

A video on Facebook is claiming that China has sent 70 aircraft vessels near the West Philippine Sea in response to the Philippines bolstering its territorial defense efforts. This is bogus.

While the Arcturus subvariant is “increasing in global prevalence,” health officials noted that current available evidence does not show any differences in the severity of its effect compared to the original Omicron variant.

The heat index is used to determine how much heat a person can take before it becomes dangerous.

The Philippines does not have the highest projected GDP growth among Asian countries. It ranks fourth in the IMF’s 30 emerging and developing economies in the region, with a projected GDP growth of 6%. Palau holds the top spot with 8.7%, followed by Maldives with 7.2%.

A TikTok video claimed that power supply from Meralco will be replaced by advanced technology. This is a clickbait.

Impostors of the Philippine General Hospital (PGH) online are endorsing a milk supplement that allegedly treats diabetes. It is not true.

Yet another website is misusing the identity of former National Task Force against COVID-19 special adviser Tony Leachon to promote fake health products.

A TikTok video is rehashing bogus claims about the Marcos family’s supposed gold reserves stored in the World Bank. These “deposits” are non-existent.

Several impostor Facebook (FB) pages and sites are spreading a post about an antibacterial gel and claiming it is being promoted by cardiologist Willie Ong and his general practitioner wife Liza Ramoso-Ong. This is fake.  The couple is not endorsing this product called Kavern intimate wash. The photos and videos showing the couple holding the

A video on YouTube is claiming that President Ferdinand Marcos and Sen. Raffy Tulfo are planning to shut down NAIA. This is not true.

A video claims that the Marcos government and the U.S. are discussing a deal to build a nuclear facility in the Philippines. This is misleading.

A YouTube video has revived the false claim that Sen. Risa Hontiveros benefitted from PhilHealth's illegal bonuses in 2014. Records show Hontiveros was not involved in the mess.