Archive - FACT CHECK

Several posts circulating online claim that the Supreme Court has junked the motion to reopen the impeachment case against Vice President Sara Duterte because it is unconstitutional. This is misleading.

A Facebook post claims Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong criticized Sen. Joel Villanueva for joining the majority in the Senate led by Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian. This is fake.

Several Facebook posts claim that Filipino television and radio personality Ben Tulfo is urging his younger brother, Senator Erwin Tulfo, to resign amid Senate chaos. This is fake.

Facebook posts falsely claim a Supreme Court ruling stopped Sen. Bato Dela Rosa's ICC arrest. In fact, the court denied his request to stop his arrest. It has yet to rule on ICC jurisdiction.

Claims that Mindanao earthquake victims got zero budget because they are pro-Duterte are false. The government has released over ₱640 million in combined aid and rehabilitation funds for the affected areas.

A Facebook post claims Sen. Vicente "Tito" Sotto III said 14 votes are enough to convict Vice President Sara Duterte in her impeachment trial. This is fake.

Senate President Pro Tempore Tito Sotto wants to make VP Sara Duterte's impeachment trial private. This is false.

A video depicting former Ako Bicol Party-list representative Zaldy Co in custody of the Czech Republic and about to return to the Philippines is recirculating on Facebook. This is fake and made using artificial intelligence.

A graphic circulating online claims that a majority of Filipinos “support going to war with allies to defend the [West Philippine Sea] against China,” citing an actual survey result. This is misleading.

Facebook pages used an old, out-of-context clip of VP Sara Duterte to falsely claim that the ICC had dismissed her father’s case and ordered his release. Duterte remains in custody pending trial.

A quote card attributed to Fr. Flavie Villanueva a statement describing the deaths of Ateneo basketball players, Rene Baterbonia and Divine Adili, as “extrajudicial killings.” This is fake.

A YouTube video also circulating on Facebook claims that Department of Interior and Local Government Secretary Jonvic Remulla has resigned from his post. This is not true.

Facebook posts claiming President Marcos was rushed to the hospital as Blue Ribbon hearings resumed are clickbait. The image used is AI-generated and previously debunked.

A Facebook video claiming to show a tsunami hitting Sarangani after the June 8 magnitude 7.8 Mindanao earthquake is misleading. The footage shows storm surges in Dinapigue, Isabela, during the onslaught of Super Typhoon Uwan in November 2025.

A video circulating online is claiming that former president Rodrigo Duterte has gone missing from the custody of the International Criminal Court. This is misleading.

Two YouTube videos claim that the crimes against humanity and impeachment cases faced by former president Rodrigo Duterte and Vice President Sara, respectively, have been junked. This is false.

A Facebook page posted an alleged satellite image claiming that the Chinese floating structure spotted within the disputed Bajo de Masinloc has disappeared. This is not true.

A YouTube video is claiming the Supreme Court had issued a decision invalidating Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian's position as temporary Senate President and declaring Sen. Alan Cayetano as Senate President. This is false.