Archive - FACT CHECK

A Facebook reel shows former vice president Leni Robredo supposedly expressing support for President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. This is misleading.

A text message is spreading online advising the public to place only small dots on the ballots on May 12 to prevent overvoting. The Comelec said not to do this.

The video of Leyte Rep. Richard Gomez (4th Dist.) supposedly saying he is running again for a congressional seat just to get rich was manipulated through AI.

A Facebook video falsely claims Cardinal Luis Tagle was chosen as the new pope. Pope Leo XIV, born Robert Francis Prevost, is the next Bishop of Rome.

A Facebook page falsely claimed that leftist party-lists are linked to the NPA. Groups cannot be registered as party-lists if they advocate for violence.

Multiple graphics circulating on Facebook are claiming that the Comelec is hiring poll watchers for the May 12 elections. These are fake.

A clip of dismissed mayor Alice Guo of Bamban, Tarlac supposedly criticizing Marikina City Rep. Maan Teodoro is circulating on Facebook. This is fake.

A video advisory supposedly from Vice Ganda warning the public against voting for reelectionist Rep. Lordan Suan of Cagayan de Oro City is circulating on Facebook. This is fabricated.

Hindi bastang makalalaya si Rodrigo Duterte maliban kung aprubahan ng ICC ang kanyang pansamantalang paglaya. Walang kapangyarihan ang isang senador na iuwi siya mula sa pagkakakulong.

Mali ang sinabi ni Kitty Duterte na sa ilalim ng pamamahala ng kanyang ama, nakaaalis at nakauuwi nang ligtas ang mga bata.

Camarines Sur gubernatorial candidate Ronald Alarkon Rodriguez cautions his constituents against believing in “fake news,” saying he is disqualified from the May 12 race. This needs context.

Kitty Duterte falsely claimed in a campaign rally that young people could go out and come home “safely” during his father’s presidency.