Archive - FACT CHECK

A YouTube video claimed that the United States (U.S.) had declared war on Palestine, following the ongoing armed conflict between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas. This is not true.

A video falsely claims that the biggest drug operation and anti-rice smuggling operations only happened during the Marcos administration.

Videos circulating online claim that the government ordered the reclamation of the land occupied by the Socorro Brigade Services Inc. (SBSI) in Surigao del Norte and the deployment of troops in the area. This is misleading.

It is not true that the militant group Hamas, which rules Gaza, has surrendered to Israel.

A misleading video on Facebook is showing clips of the 2020 catastrophic explosion in Beirut, Lebanon, not the Israel-Hamas conflict.

The Marcos administration has removed the anniversary of the 1986 EDSA People Power Revolution from the list of holidays for 2024 “because [it] falls on a Sunday."

Several Facebook netizens falsely claimed that C2 Green Tea is only for adults aged 19 years old and above.

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said the concept of the Maharlika Investment Fund “remains a good one” and it will be operational by the end of 2023.

A YouTube video falsely claimed that the ICC had issued summons to former president Rodrigo Duterte. Not true.

President Bongbong Marcos did not file charges against Sen. Chiz Escudero.

A fake ad for South Moon ear drops used a 2022 vlog of Dr. Liza Ramoso-Ong. The ear drops are not FDA-registered.

A YouTube video claimed that Hamas will attack the Philippines, amid the Palestinian militant group’s ongoing conflict with Israel. This is false.

Two photos being shared on Facebook show children killed in Syria in 2013 and in Gaza in 2019, not in the ongoing Israel-Hamas war.

Facebook pages posing as the Power Mac Center are using the same modus operandi of other scammers to sell a smartwatch.

Asked during a briefing if the cap has failed to bring down rice prices given the high inflation rate, PSA Undersecretary Dennis Mapa said, “This is a research question that researchers would study based on the data that we are collecting.”

Joint Circular 2015-01 prescribes specific activities where confidential funds can and cannot be used. It does not give LGUs discretion to spend confidential funds the way they want to.

A video claims that the Philippines is now involved in the Israel-Hamas conflict, and that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the evacuation of Filipinos in Israel. Neither claim is true.

Netizens circulated a report on armed robberies that supposedly took place in restaurants in Quezon City recently. This is false.

Several Facebook pages misrepresented video game content as real combat footage taken during the Israel-Hamas war.

A video is claiming that VP Sara Duterte has given several orders to remove all “anti-Marcos” information in public school textbooks and revise content taught about the martial law period. This needs context.

Japanese naval commander Noguchi Yuta did not threaten a war against China if the latter did not follow laws of the sea.

A YouTube video is claiming that Congress had kicked out Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio from her post. Not true.

A video showing a tower in Gaza leveled by an Israeli airstrike is being passed off as a recent event. This needs context.

Yet another website imitating The Manila Times posted a story endorsing a cryptocurrency trading platform supposedly endorsed by ex-Finance secretary Carlos Dominguez III. This is a rehashed hoax.

Bakit nagbago ang hirit ni Vice President Sara Duterte tungkol sa hinihinging P650-million confidential at intelligence funds sa 2024 national budget?

A video has claimed that ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro pushed for an increase in the budget of the office of the former vice president but is now blocking additional funding for the office of current Vice President Sara Duterte. This needs context.

Facebook pages posted a clip from a military simulation video game and falsely claimed it was taken in Israel as its clash with Hamas escalates.

Tinanggal ng House of Representatives ang confidential at intelligence funds (CIF) ng limang civilian agencies ng gobyerno, kasama ang Office of the Vice President (OVP) at Department of Education (DepEd), sa panukalang national budget para sa 2024.

FB pages and groups imitating DSWD uploaded lists of chosen beneficiaries and online registration for the agency’s supposed scholarship program. These posts are fake.

A YouTube video is claiming that the Senate ordered the closure of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office or PCSO. Not true.