Archive - FACT CHECK

A YouTube video is claiming the Light Rail Transit Line 1 (LRT-1) Cavite Extension is a legacy of the Duterte administration. This is misleading.

When lawmakers pressed Rodrigo Duterte to sign the waiver to open his bank accounts for scrutiny while the hearing was going on, the former president started giving various conditions.

There is concern that postponement of the election could erode public trust, hamper the peace effort and add to the already volatile political situation in BARMM.

A Facebook video erroneously claimed that a magnitude 8 earthquake hit Taiwan last week. This is false.

A TikTok video falsely claiming that Sen. Risa Hontiveros walked out of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee hearing on the previous administration's drug war after a heated exchange with ex- president Rodrigo Duterte.

A video advertisement for a miracle oil that promises to cure blindness and "any sickness" used clips from the television show Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho (KMJS). The ad is fake.

A video on YouTube and Facebook claims that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has burned a Chinese flag, supposedly as revenge for the Philippines. This is false.

A photo showing former senator Antonio Trillanes IV supposedly wetting his pants when arrested during the 2007 Manila Peninsula Siege is circulating online. This is fake.

A viral quote card falsely claimed that fictional movie character Nicholas "Nick" Fury praised former president Rodrigo Duterte.

A fake Facebook post that went viral falsely claimed that the Philippine Navy is urgently hiring people to fill up 19,000 job vacancies in 2025.

Multiple posts on social media spread a video with false context, showing strong winds and rain cutting down a huge tree as debris flew around.

A YouTube video claims that Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin has allowed the ICC to come to the Philippines. This is misleading.