Archive - FACT CHECK

A Filipino FB page is claiming that China will attack any U.S. aircraft that will dare to fly over the South China Sea. This is not true.

A vlogger claimed in a video that Meta has removed the option to delete messages sent between two users on Facebook Messenger. This is false.

A TikTok video claimed that drinking water right after a meal could weaken the stomach’s digestive juices and affect digestion.

While the number of casualties in the deadly earthquake that struck parts of Turkey and Syria continues to rise, so are photos allegedly showing the devastation popping up. But the images circulating in several Filipino Facebook (FB) pages are unrelated to the tragedy.

A YouTube video falsely claims that President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos and Rep. Rodante Marcoleta had Sen. Raffy Tulfo removed from the Senate.

No existing studies support the idea of ROTC programs as a “cure” for mental illness. Professionals in this field see this as a problematic claim that spreads disinformation, downplays the severity of mental health disorders, and “potentially promotes stigma” against people suffering from psychological issues.

A compilation video supposedly showing the devastation caused by the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria on Feb. 6 included unrelated footage. A video of the collapse of an old Miami condominium is being passed off as part of the damage.

A Facebook (FB) page pretending to be an official channel of Toyota Motors is tricking netizens, including Filpinos, into a promo giveaway of Hiluxes and Fortuners. This is fake.

A Philippine court cannot sentence him to hanging because the country already outlawed the death penalty on June 24, 2006 when then-president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo signed Republic Act 9346. This outlawed capital punishment in the country, which was previously allowed and carried out through lethal injection.

On the day overseas Filipino worker Jullebee Ranara was buried, another unrelated video circulated on social media, passed off as the arrest of the suspect in her rape-slay. The video was taken in Saudi Arabia, not Kuwait.

A video, allegedly showing a tsunami caused by the earthquake in Turkey and published by an Indian news organization, is spreading among Filipinos on Facebook (FB). It is not true.

In pursuing its own investigation, the ICC is going after top state officials who may be responsible for crimes against humanity but are not being investigated by the Philippines. This is where the principle of complementarity is violated and the justification for the resumption of the ICC’s drug war probe.

Several Facebook (FB) pages are peddling a scar removal cream that is said to be recommended by dermatologists. These are scam ads.

Among the five considerations of the ICC Pre-Trial Chamber I were the pronouncements encouraging the killings under the drug war by former president Rodrigo Duterte and other officials and existence of drug watchlists.

A video falsely claimed that the suspect in the murder of 35-year-old overseas Filipino worker (OFW) Jullebee Ranara has been hanged to death. Photos in the video are actually of an Iranian man who was sentenced to death in 2014.

Facebook (FB) pages and groups shared photos supposedly of a 206-year-old Tibetan monk discovered in a state of deep meditation in Nepal in January. Not true.

A video is circulating on Facebook (FB) purportedly showing the parents of the alleged killer of overseas Filipino worker (OFW) Jullebee Ranara pleading for the life of their child. This is not true. The video is about a different case in Iran.

Sara Duterte announced during the presentation of the Basic Education Report 2023 that the DepEd will revise the K to 12 program, not abolish it. 

There is no deployment ban to Kuwait following the murder of 35-year-old overseas Filipino worker (OFW) Jullebee Ranara. 

Viral TikTok videos supposedly showing the suspect and his mother, in the rape and murder of overseas Filipino worker (OFW) Jullebee Ranara in Kuwait are false. The man and woman in the video collage are unrelated to the case.

A video showing a woman consuming a sausage containing human flesh is currently circulating on Facebook and TikTok. It was a prank.

It is part of the Philippines’ exercise of its sovereignty when it acceded to the Rome Statute in November 2011, hence binding the country to the treaty provisions from that date until its withdrawal on Mar. 16, 2019.

Amid news of the brutal killing of overseas Filipino worker (OFW) Jullebee Ranara whose charred remains were left in the middle of a Kuwaiti desert, a video circulated on Facebook (FB) showing her alleged murderer. This is not true. The footage is that of a suspect in a teen murder case in the U.S. in 2019.

Netizens, including Filipinos, are sharing and interacting with a Facebook (FB) Reel falsely stating that a 399-year-old woman recently passed away. There is no one on record who has yet reached that age and the person in the video was actually a 109-year-old man.

Article 127, paragraph 2 of the Rome Statute, the founding treaty of the ICC, states that a country that has withdrawn is not cleared of its obligations for incidents that occurred during its membership. The Philippines officially became a member of the ICC in November 2011, thus binding the country to the treaty’s provisions until its official withdrawal on March 17, 2019.

A YouTube video’s headline and thumbnail claim President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos ordered the closure of media giant GMA Network Inc. This is not true, but a mere clickbait.

According to the World Bank, indicators of economic recovery include a rebounding GDP, decreasing unemployment rate and stabilizing inflation rate. The Philippines does not lead the Asia-Pacific region in any of these indicators.

A YouTube video made a number of untrue claims about the purported wealth of the Marcos family and the proposed Maharlika Investment Fund.

Contrary to Remulla’s statement, Cambodia and Timor-Leste are signatories to the International Criminal Court (ICC).

Facebook users are alleging that China is currently experiencing a “zombie outbreak” that is being concealed by their government. This is not true.