Archive - FACT CHECK

A short video on TikTok is erroneously claiming that President Ferdinand Marcos has signed the P100 wage hike bill. This is not true.

A YouTube video is claiming that former Commission on Elections (Comelec) commissioner Rowena Guanzon has been arrested and imprisoned. This is not true.

A video on YouTube is erroneously claiming that Sen. Raffy Tulfo has been expelled from the Senate under the order of President Ferdinand Marcos. This is not true.

A Facebook page posted a fake video claiming that cardiologist Willie Ong promoted a niacinamide toothpaste.

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

A message warning motorists about a so-called “chop-chop syndicate” allegedly involving policemen has been going around on Facebook and private messaging platforms. This is not true.

After supporting President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. in his candidacy for the 2022 presidential election, pastor Apollo Quiboloy of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ sect now calls for his resignation.

This video emerged a week after both Romualdez and Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri shook hands and agreed to stop the word war between the two chambers of Congress.

Three YouTube videos are claiming that China has supposedly bombed Scarborough Shoal. This is not true.

A YouTube video claims that New Zealand recently handed over its warship HMNZS Aotearoa to the Philippines. This is false.

A YouTube video is claiming that Speaker Romualdez has been tagged as a wanted individual by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and the Senate. This is not true.

Former president Rodrigo Duterte raised the idea of Mindanao seceding from the Philippines, saying that local political forces would be regrouping in Davao to establish a movement for Mindanao independence.

A video on YouTube is falsely claiming that the Philippine government has ordered to block officials from the International Criminal Court from entering the country. This is not true.

A YouTube video is claiming that the daily minimum wage in the country will be increased to P1,000. This is misleading.

This is not true. Duterte, who was not elected to Congress, cannot be appointed as speaker of the House of Representatives.

Two copies published on TikTok and Facebook as early as November last year showed plastic waste being processed at a recycling plant. They made no claims that the product would be sold as food.

The Philippines was placed on the gray list after the FATF identified 18 deficiencies that the government must resolve to effectively counter money laundering and terrorism financing in the country.

A YouTube video is claiming that President Bongbong Marcos and former president Rodrigo Duterte met in Davao City recently, supposedly to patch things up after their recent word war. This misleads.