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.

A YouTube video falsely claims that the impeachment proceedings against Vice President Sara Duterte have started in the House of Representatives.

A clip of Catholic faithful coming home from Pope Francis' mass in East Timor was edited and made to appear like a pro-Duterte rally in the Philippines.

A video of Pampanga Rep. and former president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo crowning KOJC leader Apollo Quiboloy is circulating online without proper context.

Michael Yang is not merely linked to Duterte. He was the then-president’s economic adviser in 2018.

An advisory circulated on FB warning people in Antique from eating fish, hours after heavy waves partially destroyed a public cemetery in the municipality of Sebaste.

A YouTube video claims that Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister Sok Chenda Sophea entered into an alliance with Vice President Sara Duterte. This is misleading.

A circulating video of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos Sr. saying his son died in London is fabricated.

The SC decision declared that Sulu is not part of the BARMM because its inclusion violates Section 18, Article X of the 1987 Constitution.

Go was one of the 17 senators who voted on June 2, 2021 for Senate Bill No. 2232, recognizing the legitimacy of offshore online gaming and taxing the POGOs.

Footage of a supposed super typhoon that will devastate the Philippines is circulating online. The clips show animated images of a 2018 hurricane in the US.

Several Facebook pages imitating private companies are promising "anniversary giveaways" to netizens. These are scams. The companies have disowned the posts.

Multiple Facebook posts are claiming that US-based CNN has reported that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is addicted to cocaine. This is fake. CNN has not published such a report and the image is fabricated.