Archive - FACT CHECK

A quote from BPI president and CEO Jose Teodoro Limcaoco from 2016 has resurfaced online amid Vice President Sara Duterte's impeachment hearings.

A YouTube video claims President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has resigned and that Vice President Sara Duterte will take over. This is false.

A graphic on Facebook is claiming a certain judge named "Alice N. Borderland" argued that former president Rodrigo Duterte should not be held liable for his crimes against humanity. This is fake.

A photo of supposed beneficiaries of the Department of Social Welfare and Development's Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) receiving free air conditioners is fake. It was created using artificial intelligence.

A Facebook page shared a satirical graphic claiming Mayor Baste Duterte signed a railway contract with Yukari Yakumo, the "Japanese Governor of Gensokyo." Both are fictional characters from the Touhou Project video game series

A video on Facebook claims that Sen. Migz Zubiri and several other senators said they are ready to impeach Vice President Sara Duterte. It was made with AI.

Multiple posts are claiming that an Australian ambassador visited Vice President Sara Duterte and not the president. This is false.

A quote card of Davao City second district Rep. Omar Duterte saying "10 billion pesos is a small amount of money" and that it is normal for politicians to be billionaires is circulating online. This is fabricated.

A graphic card circulating online is claiming a big-time oil price rollback will take effect on May 5. This is false.

A graphic supposedly showing "Global Defense Agency Director Cecil Stedman" calling on the International Criminal Court to release former president Rodrigo Duterte is circulating online. This is fake. Cecil Stedman is a fictional character in a comic series.

A video on Facebook claims that drinking water with a few cloves of garlic is a "natural cure" for high blood pressure. This needs context.

A graphic featuring a "news update" claiming that Vice President Sara Duterte backpedaled on her earlier announcement to run for president in 2028 out of fear is going viral on TikTok. This is false.

There is no evidence that the appointment of former DepEd Undersecretary Mercado to the NCSC was a political reward following her testimony on VP Sara Duterte's confidential funds case.

Posts on YouTube and Facebook claim that the Bank of the Philippine Islands had testified on the accounts of Vice President Sara Duterte. This is false.

Several Facebook posts are circulating that MMDA GM Nicolas Torre III has announced he will run for vice president in the 2028 elections. This is fake.

A widely-circulated Facebook post claims that milkfish gallbladder (apdo) is an effective remedy against goiter and diabetes. Not true. There is scientific evidence showing that it may actually be toxic for humans.

Four photos of purported P250 billion worth of drugs seized in Davao City that were allegedly meant to be delivered to the residence of Mayor Sebastian "Baste" Duterte are going viral on Facebook. This is false.

Mula sa mga solusyong iniuugnay sa mga Duterte kontra krisis sa langis hanggang sa mga AI-generated content tungkol sa kalusugan ni Pangulong Bongbong Marcos at sitwasyon ng puganteng si Zaldy Co — narito ang ilan sa mga MALI-tang naglipana ngayong Abril.