Archive - FACT CHECK

Samsung did not withdraw its $1-billion advertising campaign with the Olympics. The story is satire, published by the American satirical website Esspots.

A Facebook page recirculated an old 2022 news article of President Marcos flying out of the Philippines as a typhoon hit the country.

A YouTube video bore a clickbait headline and thumbnail claiming that the F. Manalo Bridge broke into two during Typhoon Carina's onslaught. Not true.

An FB page posted a video falsely claiming that a massive flood reached the Luvers Eastwood Bridge in Montalban, Rizal.

Six impostors of WalterMart Supermarket on Facebook claimed to give away gift bags, smartphones, and shopping vouchers. These are all fake.

A photo of relief trucks from Davao City are circulating online, claiming these were going to victims of Typhoon Carina. This needs context.

Ads posted on FB claimed that President Bongbong Marcos and an agricultural scientist are promoting Super Seed Organic Fertilizer. These are fake.

A YouTube video falsely claims that the Department of Foreign Affairs has ordered Philippine vessels to leave the West Philippine Sea.

A Facebook post used a video of naturopathy practitioner Doc Atoie Arboleda and cloned his voice using AI to promote a fake health supplement.

An old news report is being recirculated online to claim that Kuwait has banned the entry of Filipinos. The ban came last year and has since been lifted.

A video showing instructions on how to register for the DSWD's educational assistance this school year is circulating on TikTok. The post is fake.

From saying it will ban premature campaigning in the 2025 polls, Comelec now says it cannot circumvent the 2007 law that repealed the restriction.

Several netizens claimed that a bridge in Marikina collapsed amid Typhoon Carina's onslaught. Not true.

Several FB posts claimed that a new, powerful typhoon named "Dindo" could make landfall this weekend. This is false.

A clip showing the capture of fugitive and Kingdom of Jesus Christ leader Apollo Quiboloy is fake and manipulated using AI.

Poverty figures in the BARMM have, indeed, decreased since 2018. But it remains to have the highest poverty incidence in the country at 34.8% as of the first half of 2023, according to PSA.

Less than a month after saying that having three Dutertes in the 2025 senatorial race is “good news,” Sen. Robinhood Padilla filed a bill prohibiting political dynasties.

Amid Typhoon Carina's onslaught, FB posts circulated claiming to show the flood situation in Bacoor, Cavite. The photos used were from 2018.

A photo showing Chinese President Xi Jinping with his eyes closed is being circulated in social media to claim that he suffered a stroke this month. This is misleading.

President Ferdinand Marcos misleads with the claim that his administration’s drug war has remained “bloodless.”

The AFP denied a claim about generals allegedly walking out in the middle of a command conference after a heated discussion with a top government official.

A Tagum City RTC convicted ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro and former Bayan Muna representative Satur Ocampo for endangering the lives of minors, not kidnapping as claimed by former broadcaster Jay Sonza.

A TikTok video claims that P20 million is being spent solely for food at President Bongbong Marcos' 2024 SONA, comparing it to the supposed P4.7 million food budget at former president Rodrigo Duterte's 2019 SONA. This is misleading.

Video clips showing President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and other personalities promoting an investment platform are fake and manipulated using AI.

Super Typhoon Lakas is not real, according to PAGASA.

A 2016 message, allegedly from the Philippine National Police (PNP), warned people against buying candles from strangers.

A fake video on Facebook supposedly shows a U.S. Army female soldier looking for a husband to help her manage a farm.

A Facebook user posted clips taken in Kazakhstan, falsely claiming they were scenes from widespread flooding in China last June.

Multiple Facebook posts falsely claim that American cable television channel Cartoon Network has shut down.

This was not the first time that Dela Rosa questioned the ICC's involvement in the victims' pursuit of justice.