Archive - FACT CHECK

A Facebook post is claiming that Kim Kardashian will fly to the Philippines to personally represent Vice President Sara Duterte in her impeachment trial. This is fake.

A Facebook post is claiming that Palace Press Officer Claire Castro had asked the Department of Foreign Affairs to deport the Filipinos who called her ugly in Canada. This is false.

Viral Facebook posts of photocopied peso bills mock a lawyer's statement during Vice President Sara Duterte's impeachment trial on photocopied documents as evidence, but the posts leave out key legal context.

A video circulating online claims to show President Ferdinand Marcos instructing Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla to prioritize the case against Sen. Rodante Marcoleta. This is made by AI.

A Facebook post showing Senators Risa Hontiveros and Sen. Kiko Pangilinan comforting the minor suspects in the June 22 school shooting in Tacloban City. This is fake and made using artificial intelligence.

A YouTube video claims that the Supreme Court has dismissed the plunder case filed against Sen. Rodante Marcoleta over his alleged undeclared P75 million in campaign donations. This is false.

A Facebook reel with over half a million views claims that infusing cucumber and okra with water and drinking it three to five times a week can normalize blood pressure and blood sugar. This is false.

Several Facebook posts are claiming that Sen. Raffy Tulfo and Sen. Erwin Tulfo threatened to launch a joint presidential and vice-presidential campaign in 2028 if former President Rodrigo Duterte's supporters do not stop maligning them. This is fake

The Comelec's dismissal of the case against Marcoleta's non-declaration of P75 million in campaign donations bars the filing of a separate complaint for plunder by the Ombudsman based on the same funds. This needs context

A Facebook post is claiming that Palace Press Officer Claire Castro blames former president Rodrigo Duterte's "violent leadership" for the June 22 Tacloban City school shooting that left three minor students dead and 20 others wounded. This is fake.

Neither the national government nor any local government unit released an official list of banned violent online games. The viral photo claiming that 43 games had been banned is satirical.

Six Facebook posts are claiming that detained former president Rodrigo Duterte will be taken to Japan. This is false.