Archive - FACT CHECK

Filipino netizens circulated on Facebook a video of an Israeli soldier supposedly surrendering to Iran and begging it to stop the attacks amid the ongoing conflict between the two countries. This is fake.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration ordered Pfizer and Moderna to update their COVID-19 vaccine warnings to include heart damage risk. However, the warning refers only to increased risk and not guaranteed damage.

Two graphics posted by a Facebook page claim that the Department of Education is giving out cash assistance, along with other supposed benefits including school supplies and uniforms. This is fake.

The video of a student calling VP Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial as “selective justice” carried a watermark of Veo, an AI video generation tool by Google.

A video on Facebook falsely claims that the International Criminal Court has granted the petition for interim release of former President Rodrigo Duterte.

Multiple posts claim that Vice President Sara Duterte will no longer be impeached after several senators resigned and Senate President Chiz Escudero was "stripped of power." These are false.

Videos posted on YouTube and Facebook falsely claim that former president Rodrigo Duterte can now be released from detention following the alleged approval of his defense team's request for his interim release to an undisclosed country.

A video of President Bongbong Marcos supposedly endorsing a trading platform in partnership with Tesla CEO Elon Musk is circulating online. This is fake.

A post is circulating online claiming that the start of classes has been moved to June 23, 2025. This is fake.

The International Criminal Court did not allow former president Rodrigo Duterte to return to the Philippines, contrary to a claim circulating online.

Photo compilations uploaded by Filipino netizens bore two old photos unrelated to the Air India plane that crashed in Ahmedabad on June 12.

Coney Reyes has not publicly shared any narrative about suffering a stroke. This is a fraudulent ad.