Archive - FACT CHECK

Three FB pages are claiming that the MRT-3 is offering commuters a transportation card with a year's worth of train rides. This is fake.

Another fake Facebook ad about bee venom cream claims that the ointment was created by PGH and endorsed by a certain Renato "Waterdok" Paragas.

The anti-dynasty provision is contained in a Bangsamoro law and a Comelec resolution. Neither the Comelec nor the transitional Bangsamoro Parliament are considered part of Congress

An FB post claimed that former president Ferdinand Marcos Sr.'s last will and testament mentioned gold assets deposited in the Bank of England. Not true.

Within five minutes, former president Rodrigo Duterte has contradicted himself from saying the PDP belongs to the opposition in the current administration to not being in the opposition.

Ads on Facebook for a pulse oximeter supposedly made by St. Luke's Medical Center are fake. The hospital has disowned the ads.

A YouTube video claims that SAGIP Party-list Rep. Rodante Marcoleta has been removed from office. This needs context.

A YouTube video misleads that France has entered into an alliance with Vice President Sara Duterte.

Marine scientists have raised concerns over the initial exclusion of the critically endangered Irrawaddy dolphins on the list of species threatened by the construction of the Panay-Guimaras-Negros Bridge. This needs context.

A Facebook page posted a video ad supposedly of Doc Willie Ong promoting Anahaw Healing Oil for cancer. This is fake.

Facebook posts said CHED is offering monthly allowances for all Filipino students, regardless of their educational level. CHED-UniFAST said this is fake.

An advisory supposedly from DTI announcing the suspension of all vape brands except "X-Vape" is circulating online. This is fake.

Death hoaxes on Facebook and YouTube falsely claimed that Dr. Willie Ong recently passed away.

Eight impostor Facebook pages of a business corporation claimed to give away washing machines to netizens. These are fake.

While no court has yet found Rodrigo Duterte guilty of involvement in illegal activities, his name has been mentioned in some ongoing investigations into unlawful undertakings during his terms as Davao City mayor and as the country’s president.

Just less than three months before, Vice President Sara Duterte said she and President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. were "still friends."

The project was approved for implementation in 2015 and financed through a loan agreement in April 2016 – before Duterte even took office.

Contrary to the YouTube video's claim, the 2025 budget of the Office of the Vice President was not set to zero.