Archive - FACT CHECK

Several netizens claimed that a bridge in Marikina collapsed amid Typhoon Carina's onslaught. Not true.

Several FB posts claimed that a new, powerful typhoon named "Dindo" could make landfall this weekend. This is false.

A clip showing the capture of fugitive and Kingdom of Jesus Christ leader Apollo Quiboloy is fake and manipulated using AI.

Poverty figures in the BARMM have, indeed, decreased since 2018. But it remains to have the highest poverty incidence in the country at 34.8% as of the first half of 2023, according to PSA.

Less than a month after saying that having three Dutertes in the 2025 senatorial race is “good news,” Sen. Robinhood Padilla filed a bill prohibiting political dynasties.

Amid Typhoon Carina's onslaught, FB posts circulated claiming to show the flood situation in Bacoor, Cavite. The photos used were from 2018.

A photo showing Chinese President Xi Jinping with his eyes closed is being circulated in social media to claim that he suffered a stroke this month. This is misleading.

President Ferdinand Marcos misleads with the claim that his administration’s drug war has remained “bloodless.”

The AFP denied a claim about generals allegedly walking out in the middle of a command conference after a heated discussion with a top government official.

A Tagum City RTC convicted ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro and former Bayan Muna representative Satur Ocampo for endangering the lives of minors, not kidnapping as claimed by former broadcaster Jay Sonza.

A TikTok video claims that P20 million is being spent solely for food at President Bongbong Marcos' 2024 SONA, comparing it to the supposed P4.7 million food budget at former president Rodrigo Duterte's 2019 SONA. This is misleading.

Video clips showing President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and other personalities promoting an investment platform are fake and manipulated using AI.

Super Typhoon Lakas is not real, according to PAGASA.

A 2016 message, allegedly from the Philippine National Police (PNP), warned people against buying candles from strangers.

A fake video on Facebook supposedly shows a U.S. Army female soldier looking for a husband to help her manage a farm.

A Facebook user posted clips taken in Kazakhstan, falsely claiming they were scenes from widespread flooding in China last June.

Multiple Facebook posts falsely claim that American cable television channel Cartoon Network has shut down.

This was not the first time that Dela Rosa questioned the ICC's involvement in the victims' pursuit of justice.

Videos of celebrities Lea Salonga and Sharon Cuneta promoting a “natural” cure for diabetes are fake and altered using AI.

Two videos on YouTube are falsely claiming that President Ferdinand Marcos removed Defense Secretary Gibo Teodoro from his post amid alleged calls for his resignation.

A YouTube video falsely claims that Sen. Lito Lapid has resigned from the Senate.

A Manila Times news article inaccurately reported that the Supreme Court wanted to "compel" Congress to pass an anti-dynasty law.

A clip of a truck suspended on a collapsed bridge in Guatemala is being passed off by netizens as a scene from Bukidnon.

A viral FB reel suggests that all students in the country will receive financial assistance from the government. This needs context.