Archive - FACT CHECK

The ICC judges’ dissenting opinion was issued on July 18, 2023, not recently, regarding the decision to resume the investigation into Duterte’s war on drugs.

An FB video is claiming that the streets around Recto Avenue in Manila were crowded with people participating in a supposed people power movement. This is false.

The AFP Modernization Program received P27.5 billion in 2023, P40 billion in 2024, and P35 billion in 2025.

Inquirer.net told VERA Files that it did not publish such a story about Duterte and the trading platform NetherexPro.

Several pages online are circulating a video showing alleged Duterte supporters in The Netherlands. This is false.

Several YouTube videos and Facebook posts claim that ex-President Rodrigo Duterte bid farewell to Vice President Sara Duterte following her supposed death. These are false.

The Philippine Supreme Court has no power to order the ICC to return Mr. Duterte to the Philippines, after the ICC issued his arrest.

On what grounds was the arrest warrant issued for Duterte? What are the crimes levelled against him? Here are three things you need to know:

Facebook and TikTok posts falsely claimed that police generals filed a fifth impeachment case against Vice President Sara Duterte.

A YouTube video falsely claims that Batangas Rep. Gerville Luistro and the House of Representatives have backed out from pursuing the impeachment complaint against VP Sara Duterte.

A YouTube video suggesting that Palace Press Officer Claire Castro was fired from her post is not true.

Trump and the White House have not posted any statement on social media about Duterte's arrest. The Washington Post has no image, quote or article about a statement from Trump on Duterte's arrest.

A fake quote card circulating across social media claims that Marikina Rep. Stella Quimbo is urging VP Sara Duterte to resign before her impeachment trial.

Facebook and TikTok posts falsely claimed that a photo from the 2018 bridge aesthetic guideline of the DPWH is the original design of the collapsed Isabela bridge.

Several FB pages published fake quotes expressing solidarity for Duterte and attributed it to popular Filipino TV personalities like Vice Ganda and Noli De Castro.

A fabricated exchange on diplomacy and Russia’s concessions between Hegseth and a reporter is circulating, but no conversation took place in the Feb. 13 press briefing.

Several Facebook posts are claiming that Pope Francis has proposed a certain set of acts to replace the practice of fasting during Lent. This is false.

Pope Francis never said that Catholics can eat whatever they want for Holy Week or Easter, contrary to what several Facebook posts claimed.

A video claiming that France recently sent 49 warships to the Philippines to counter China is false.

An impostor page of the Philippine Orthopedic Center digitally altered an existing video of a licensed orthopedic surgeon to advertise a supposed remedy to joint pain.

A YouTube video is claiming the Supreme Court has removed House of Representatives Speaker Martin Romualdez from his post. This is false.

A YouTube video claims that the Supreme Court has issued a verdict on a libel case against Surigao del Norte Rep. Robert Ace Barbers. This is false.

A video on Facebook and YouTube claims that PNP chief General Rommel Francisco Marbil has been dismissed from his post. This is not true.

A Facebook (FB) post claimed voters preferred incumbent Caloocan Mayor Dale “Along” Malapitan over opponent former senator Antonio Trillanes IV. This is misleading. The numbers cited refer to the candidates’ trust ratings, not voter preference.