Archive - FACT CHECK

A video on YouTube and Facebook falsely claims that President Marcos has ordered the arrest of Vice President Duterte after she threatened to kill him and some members of his family.

A Facebook page falsely speculated that a smartphone called Tesla Phone Pi will be launched this December 2024.

There is no such law prohibiting public officials or government agencies from discussing confidential funds appropriated to their offices.

The House Committee on Good Government and Public Accountability, not the House quad comm, cited OVP’s Zuleika Lopez in contempt.

A YouTube video falsely claimed that the AFP pledged to support Vice President Sara Duterte after she made threats of assassination against Marcos.

When asked about specific “high-value” victims of extrajudicial killings attributed to the drug war, Duterte gave various reasons distancing himself from the cases.

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.

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.