Archive - FACT CHECK

A photo of a tricycle half-buried under a pile of rubble was included in a photo album, falsely passed off to show the damage caused by the recent Davao de Oro quake.

Multiple posts from a Facebook page claiming to be a fan page of KFC have promised to give away “financial favors.”

Compared to other Southeast Asian countries, the Philippines' inflation is the sixth highest recorded in 2022. Economic experts say that even if the Philippine economy posted growth, inflation grew faster since December.

A widely-circulated web article about a Philippine court ordering the arrest of American business magnate Bill Gates is fake.

An announcement allegedly from Phivolcs stating that a “high-magnitude” earthquake may hit CDO or Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental is fake.

An old military exercise video is being passed off as a clip showing the U.S. Armed Forces recently “positioning” themselves in Pag-asa Island. Not true.

A fake advisory claims senior citizens will start receiving P1,000 per month as pension starting this March.

A year-old report about a Chinese military aircraft plummeting into the South China Sea was posted a week ago by a Filipino netizen who erroneously claimed it happened after the laser-pointing incident involving a Philippine vessel early last month.  Posted on Facebook (FB) and YouTube on March 1, the video carried the headline: “China kinarma

A Facebook video title claimed that President Ferdinand Marcos is not in favor of phasing out old jeepneys. This needs context.

A Filipino Facebook page published a video erroneously claiming that an asteroid called 99942 Apophis will strike the planet in 2029.

A misleading video on FB is claiming to show footage of military exercises between the U.S. and the Philippines, and praised President Ferdinand Marcos for the partnership.

An old video of a Japanese fleet is being passed off to show “warships” supposedly sent by Australia to help the country in its dispute in the West Philippine Sea.