Archive - FACT CHECK

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.

Viral posts circulating online are claiming that "Italian president" Joaquin Archivaldo Guzmán Loera submitted a petition to the ICC over the rejected appeal of former president Rodrigo Duterte. This is satire.

Three YouTube channels posted videos with thumbnails claiming that Landbank has spoken and testified for Vice President Sara Duterte in the ongoing impeachment hearings at the House. This is false.

Multiple Facebook users and pages are circulating an "emergency heat alert" graphic warning that temperatures in the Philippines would reach 45 to 55 degrees Celsius from April 19 to May 31. This is fake.

A viral quote card is claiming that Cebu Gov. Pamela Baricuatro said "Cebu is not a Duterte Country" and reassured her support for the Marcos administration. This is fake.

Videos from a supposed closed-circuit television footage showing former senator Antonio Trillanes IV talking to Ramil Madriaga inside a detention cell are circulating online. The clips were made using artificial intelligence.

Multiple Facebook posts show a photo of former Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co in handcuffs at the border of Czech Republic and Germany. The image is AI-generated. There is no official photograph of his arrest.

A post spreading online is claiming that Mount Hibok-Hibok in Camiguin erupted. This is fake.

Several Facebook users are circulating a supposed video message from resigned Ako Bicol Party-list representative Zaldy Co in the Czech Republic saying he is ready to tell all behind the corruption in the anomalous trillion-peso flood control projects. This is fake and was created using artificial intelligence.

A viral claim that Breaking Bad character Gustavo Fring and Mayor Baste Duterte will conduct oil exploration in Davao is SATIRE. Fring is a fictional character in two Netflix series.

A Facebook page claims Vice President Sara Duterte "has clean and honest government," attributing the statement to the Commission on Audit and citing its 2023 unmodified opinion for the Office of the Vice President. This is not true.