Archive - FACT CHECK

As the nation awaits the resolution of whether Vice President Sara Duterte's trial could proceed during the 20th Congress after it convenes in July, let's look back at the history and timeline of impeachment cases in the country.

A YouTube video claimed that Senate President Chiz Escudero has junked the impeachment case against VP Sara Duterte. This is false.

A YouTube video falsely suggests that newly appointed PNP chief General Nicolas Torre III has been sacked from his post.

A graphic on Facebook claims that former president Rodrigo Duterte is returning to the Philippines after three months of detention in the Netherlands. This is fake.

Several Facebook pages circulated a fake hiring announcement inviting teachers to become fire inspectors at the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP).

Classes on June 16, 2025, are not suspended due to the spread of Mpox, contrary to claims circulating online.

A Facebook reel claims that the ICC has dismissed with finality the case against former president Rodrigo Duterte. This is false.

The pages that promoted the discounts are impostors. Casio has been warning since 2024 against third-party resellers who offer discounts and ask for payment or personal information.

A public advisory on the supposed implementation of a lockdown in the country to contain the rapid transmission of mpox virus is circulating on Facebook. This is false.

A Facebook page claims that Metro Manila will be placed under General Community Quarantine starting June 10 due to a so-called "Mpox COVID-19" variant. This is fake.

A Facebook page claimed that uniformed personnel from the AFP and the PNP voted unanimously for pro-Duterte senators. This needs context.

The video merged two official photos and edited with artificial intelligence to make it appear as if Sen. Imee Marcos and Nicholas Kaufman, lawyer of former president Rodrigo Duterte in the ICC, were hugging and kissing.

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.

Ngayong palapit na ang school opening, huwag magpaloko sa mga maling balitang kumalat nitong Mayo patungkol sa edukasyon.

Amid the ongoing Cabinet reshuffle, a video of Sen. Imee Marcos supposedly urging her brother, President Bongbong Marcos, to step down from office is circulating online. The video bore a 2023 clip of Imee to mislead netizens.

Netizens are circulating a clip of former president Rodrigo Duterte supposedly in a virtual interview inside his cell in the ICC Detention Center in The Hague. The clip was edited and taken from an online interview in Hong Kong even before his March 11 arrest in Manila.

Several Facebook users and pages are circulating a link that supposedly allows motorists to check online if they have violations following the resumption of the No Contact Apprehension Program. This is fake.

The page that posted the video is an impostor. The clip of Dr. John Anthony Dueñas was edited with artificial intelligence. Dueñas said he does not endorse any product.

Netizens are circulating a 2022 photo of Sen. Bato Dela Rosa with former president Rodrigo Duterte, falsely claiming that it was during a recent visit of the reelected senator at the ICC detention facility in The Hague, Netherlands.

A Facebook post is claiming that all Malasakit Centers will be distributing P5,000 payout in barangay halls. This is a scam.

A Facebook reel shows the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos Sr. supposedly criticizing his son, President Bongbong Marcos. This is fake.

A fake photo of an international airport supposedly constructed in Isulan, Sultan Kudarat is making rounds on Facebook.

ICC Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan is on temporary leave, contrary to a misleading claim that he resigned.

Filipino netizens are circulating a clip supposedly showing retrieval operations for Filipino mountaineer and engineer Philipp "PJ" Santiago II who died while preparing for his Mt. Everest summit push this May. The video is false.

The bill granting P5,000 social pension to all senior citizens has not yet been signed into law, contrary to the claim in a YouTube video.

A Facebook post claiming that former president Rodrigo Duterte was freed by the International Criminal Court after a speech from a Nigerian prince is satire.

A newly created Facebook page is circulating a graphic claiming that Senator-elect Bong Go and the Malasakit Centers are giving out P5,000 for school supplies and allowance to students. This is fake.

Posts online are claiming that over 17 million Filipinos overvoted on May 12. Comelec said the actual figure is only 1.4 million.

A Facebook post claims that monthly electricity bills of P2,000 and below are now free of charge, citing Senator-elect Rodante Marcoleta's campaign promise. This needs context.

Netizens resurfaced an out-of-context video of former executive secretary Vic Rodriguez supposedly calling Sara Duterte's impeachment.