Archive - FACT CHECK

A video circulating online claims a "Bagyong Yasmin" has intensified into a super typhoon. This is AI-generated.

Two different video advisories posted on Facebook are claiming that beneficiaries and non-beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) will receive a P5,000 Christmas bonus. This is not true and the clips are likely generated using artificial intelligence.

A statement attributed to Trade Secretary Cristina Roque supposedly suggesting sardines as an alternative to ham for noche buena is going viral online. This is fake.

A quote card circulating online claims that Cavite Rep. Lani Mercado-Revilla had said President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. should be imprisoned instead of her husband, former senator Bong Revilla. This is fake.

Hindi totoong palalayain na si dating pangulong Rodrigo Duterte batay sa naging resulta ng isa umanong medical exam ng isang "ICC Chief Medical Officer."

Multiple FB posts of a list of trillion-peso corruption masterminds supposedly released by Zaldy Co are circulating online. The post and list are fake.

A video circulating on Facebook claims that parents of children with disabilities can claim a P100,000 yearly cash assistance. This is fake.

Several quote cards circulating online claim that Sen. Rodante Marcoleta is supposedly calling for the scrapping of noche buena because it's just an added expense. This is fake.

Only about 5,000 Duterte supporters – not a billion people – attended the Du30 Run - Leg 2 event in Davao City last month.

A quote card posted on Facebook claims Trade and Industry Secretary Cristina Roque supposedly retracted her controversial "P500 noche buena" statement and apologized for it. This is fake.

A Facebook page posted a graphic card claiming that former president Rodrigo Duterte will be released from the International Criminal Court detention, citing the results of a medical examination supposedly conducted by a certain "ICC Chief Medical Officer." This is fake.

A Facebook fan page for Veronica "Kitty" Duterte posted a graphic claiming that House Deputy Minority Leader Leila de Lima allegedly said the resignation of Vice President Sara Duterte and her allies could aid release of former president Rodrigo Duterte from International Criminal Court detention. This is fake.