Archive - FACT CHECK

A YouTube video falsely claims that President Marcos skipped the 2024 APEC Summit in Peru because he did not want to undergo drug testing for the event.

Hindi tumpak ang pahayag ni House Rep. Robert Ace Barbers na 73 lamang ang napatay sa mga drug-related police operations sa una at kalahating taon ng Marcos administration.

Several Facebook warning netizens about possible child abductions in Marikina City have spread after reports of an alleged kidnapping involving four children in surfaced. These are false.

Two Facebook posts falsely claimed that Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced the launch of a "water engine" through a post on X.

From denying the existence of the DDS when he was mayor of Davao City, former president Rodrigo Duterte said that former Davao police officers present in the Oct. 28 Senate probe on his administration’s drug war were commanders of the DDS.

A video erroneously claimed that President Ferdinand Marcos is facing impeachment over the dwindling calamity fund of the government.

A Facebook post implied that the lower death toll of Super Typhoon Rolly compared to Severe Tropical Storm Kristine's is due to the actions of former president Rodrigo Duterte's government.

State-owned PIA plagiarized parts of a study by independent researcher Jeanne Frances Illo on the Bicol River Basin Development Project of the late president Ferdinand Marcos Sr.

After Typhoon Marce made landfall in Cagayan, an AI-generated image allegedly showing the aftermath of the typhoon is making the rounds online.

When questioned about his drug war policy, former president Rodrigo Duterte falsely claimed that he did not order the killing of drug addicts, but later admitted that he did.

Three Facebook pages using CHED's logo as a profile picture claimed to offer scholarships from the government agency. These offers are fake.

Former president Rodrigo Duterte's joint bank account in question is with his daughter, Vice President Sara Duterte, not his wife.

Regional offices of the Departments of Environment and Public Works claim the construction of the Samal Island-Davao City (SIDC) Connector Bridge will not damage the coral reef ecosystem in Samal. This is not true.

A baseless YouTube video claims that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has invited Vice President Sara Duterte and her father former president Rodrigo Duterte to visit his country.

During Undas this 2024, an old advisory from the Vatican about keeping cremation ashes reappeared on Facebook. This needs context.

Two photos, stitched together, supposedly showing President Bongbong Marcos' housing program are circulating on various social media platforms. This is misleading.

Former president Rodrigo Duterte had earlier endorsed aspirants for the 2025 senatorial and party-list elections.

Surigao Del Norte Rep. Robert Ace Barbers inaccurately cited a VERA Files article, saying there were only 73 drug-related killings under Marcos from July 2022 to 2023.

A video on Facebook shows Dr. Kilimanguru endorsing Vascuhealth, which supposedly treats heart disease. It is a fraudulent ad.

Impostors of the PGH and the FDA posting ads for Sleepal Gold Colostrum, which allegedly treats insomnia.

A YouTube video falsely claims that representatives Bienvenido Abante Jr. and Dan Fernandez have been removed as co-chairpersons of the House of Representatives quad committee

Bogus Facebook pages are imitating the names and logos of popular vehicle manufacturers and dealers to claim that they are giving away free automobiles, motorcycles as well as a cash prize.

A photo of a billboard promoting Benhur Abalos was digitally altered to say “Kalaban at Kriminal” instead of “Kalaban ng Kriminal”.

A video claims to show scenes from a California earthquake this 2024. Most of the clips were of earthquakes in Japan and Taiwan.