Archive - FACT CHECK

Netizens, including Filipinos, are sharing a Facebook post falsely claiming that a 101-year-old woman gave birth to a child, supposedly her 17th.

A video using old news reports is insinuating an escalating conflict between Japan and China.

Two videos claimed that the Philippines acquired 35 millimeter (mm) Oerlikon GDF anti-aircraft guns, and that these were fired during a military exercise. This is not true.

Bogus sites promising netizens cash prizes have resurfaced, this time claiming that the Mercury Drug Corporation is giving away a “medical subsidy” worth P7,000. This is a scam and the company has disowned the circulating links.

A YouTube video claimed that Japan is currently transferring weapons to the Philippines, causing alarm in China. This is not true.

There is no record on the official website of the ICJ that retired Supreme Court associate justice Carpio ever filed a complaint against China in the disputes settlement court.

A short video on Facebook (FB) is misleading netizens, claiming that certain “fake cabbages” are being sold in the country. The clip was taken from an old video showing several wax displays in Japan and were not being marketed as food.

A YouTube channel and a Facebook page uploaded a video of a drone firing missiles and claimed it was manufactured in the Philippines. This is not true. A company based in the United Kingdom designed the aerial vehicle in the video.

This is at least the second time, by VERA Files Fact Check’s count, that Marcos made an inaccurate claim about the Philippines’ economic standing.

A YouTube video’s headline and thumbnail erroneously claim that President Ferdinand Marcos ordered the appointment of his predecessor Rodrigo Duterte as his administration’s anti-drug czar. Not true.

A YouTube channel posted a video of a submarine in a shipyard and claimed it was Philippine-made. This is false. Shown in the clip is a naval vessel built by an American shipbuilding company.

A video claimed that Sen. Risa Hontiveros called President Bongbong Marcos lutang (spaced out). This is misleading. The senator used the term to describe the hasty passage of the Maharlika Fund bill, and was not referring to the president.

Five Facebook posts by netizens falsely claimed that the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is giving away P10,000.

Retired associate justice Antonio Carpio said the “national territory” clause is in Article I of the Constitution, while “the SC based its decision on the JMSU case on Section 2 of Article XII – these are two different articles in the Constitution.”

This is the seventh time, at least by VERA Files Fact Check’s count, that Duterte understated his salary.

During the campaign for the 2016 presidential elections, Duterte promised to rid the Philippines of illegal drugs in six months. This promise had evolved throughout his term.

A Facebook Reel is showing two clips purportedly featuring the havoc wrought by supertyphoon Mawar in Guam.

An Instagram reel is claiming that the minimum wage in Metro Manila has been raised to P720, from P570. This needs context.

A netizen falsely passed off old clips of structures crumbling down and being swept away by flood as taken during Super Typhoon Mawar’s onslaught. 

A viral video is erroneously claiming to show footage of strong winds and severe flooding supposedly caused by Super Typhoon Mawar in Guam.

The EDSA Greenways Project was conceptualized in 2017 under the Duterte administration.

What provisions of the Philippine CDC bill are being opposed?

Netizens are sharing a fake statement attributed to Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio where she allegedly said DepEd learners need only basic — and not quality — education.

A YouTube channel published a video that claims to show a P30-million fighter jet manufactured by a Filipino. This is false. It passed off as locally-made an aircraft manufactured by Boeing, an American aerospace corporation.

A YouTube channel is erroneously claiming that President Ferdinand Marcos recently revealed that the Asian Development Bank (ADB) will give the Philippines $30 billion to support its development programs. It made a miscalculation.

Facebook pages uploaded clips of a medical television program that have been doctored to endorse Cancr Guard, a capsule that supposedly boosts immunity and fights cancer. This is a scam.

An old video was doctored and falsely passed off as showing a tornado during the onslaught of Super Typhoon Mawar in Guam. The original clip was taken in Florida in 2018 and showed no tornado.

Although Dela Rosa was named in the request to launch the drug war probe in 2021, ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan has yet to identify any suspects who will be charged with crimes against humanity that occurred in the Duterte administration’s anti-drug campaign.

A YouTube video falsely claimed that the late president Ferdinand Marcos Sr. established the Asian Development Bank (ADB). Marcos Sr. was not ADB’s founder.

In a public hearing by the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee on May 23, Agriculture Undersecretary Domingo Panganiban backpedaled six times on claims regarding President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s directive early this year to import sugar.