Archive - FACT CHECK

The video that showed Interior Secretary Benhur Abalos and PNP Chief Rommel Marbil hugging Alice Guo is AI-generated.

A clip of President Bongbong Marcos "admitting" that he is a clone needs context. It was from an old interview where he called the rumor an urban legend.

It was not only Davao City that did not have a budget allocation for COVID-19 response when the WHO declared the outbreak as a global pandemic.

The PNP was enforcing court orders for the arrest of Quiboloy in relation to cases of human trafficking, child abuse and sexual assault. The Senate also has a standing contempt, arrest and detention order for the KOJC leader.

Albay Rep. Joey Salceda falsely claimed that PAGASA was "sleeping on the job" for issuing late advisories about typhoon Enteng.

While Duterte did not name names, she was looking at France Castro when she mentioned “somebody convicted of child abuse” during the hearing.

The video supposedly showing the current flooded state of Balintawak, Quezon City was taken in July during the onslaught of super typhoon Carina.

Nine Facebook posts misused photos to falsely claim that 20 people got food poisoning due to a fake version of Ajinomoto seasoning.

A Filipino FB user warned netizens to “stock up on food and water” and showed clips of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warning about an upcoming event in November. This is misleading.

A YouTube video falsely claimed that House lawmakers threatened to have Vice President Sara Duterte arrested and axed her office's budget for 2025.

A YouTube channel claimed that the Archipelagic Sea Lanes Act has been made into law. This needs context.

While the Department of Health has acknowledged the urgency of WHO's declaration, it assured the public that mpox differs from the COVID-19 pandemic and advised them to remain alert.

An FB Reel featured a woman who falsely claimed that the public would be prevented from conducting digital bank transactions from more than 5 kilometers away from their homes.

The Facebook Reel that showed people protesting on the street was not taken in Davao. It was originally taken in Kenya in June.

A Facebook page erroneously linked the attack of the MT Sounion to a different Houthi-led assault on an oil tanker this year.

Solicitor General Menardo Guevarra said on July 29 that the Philippine government will "not get in the way" of the ICC's interview of the five former and current high-ranking police officials tagged as suspects in the Duterte administration's drug war.

Health advocate Dr. Anthony Leachon asserted that the transfer of PhilHealth's excess funds goes against the Universal Health Care Act.

A YouTube video falsely claims that an arrest warrant was issued against senators Robin Padilla and Bato dela Rosa.

A Facebook reel and TikTok video are falsely claiming that Davao City was placed under lockdown amid protests by members of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ sect.

A video claimed that individuals registered to the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) will receive cash assistance. This is fake.

A Facebook reel falsely claims to show clips of a tsunami in Japan following a magnitude 7.1 earthquake on Aug. 8.

A YouTube channel falsely claimed that an immigration official has been arrested over the illegal exit of Bamban, Tarlac City Mayor Alice Guo.

Several social media posts spread the false claim that judges, officials and employees of the Judiciary will now undergo a mandatory drug test.

A Facebook Reel video claimed that the U.S. deployed its Navy warships and planes to guard the West Philippine Sea.

Several Facebook Reels revived an old video of the Taal Volcano's eruption in 2020 and presented it as a recent event.

The text claiming that all Filipinos can get P5,000 to P8,000 assistance from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is false and has been circulating as early as 2023.

A Facebook page claimed that chocolates and pasalubong are not allowed in airports in the Philippines. This is not true.

A Facebook post claims that boxing is banned in the 2028 Los Angeles Summer Olympics. This needs context.

Clips of a tsunami that hit Japan in 2011 are being passed off as images of the impact of the magnitude 7.1 quake that jolted the country this August.

A YouTube video falsely claims that the Philippines and Vietnam bombed an aircraft from China