Archive - FACT CHECK

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.

The DepEd has backtracked on its stand in April that public schools cannot immediately revert to the old academic calendar.

Although the NTC had issued a cease and desist order against SMNI’s radio and television operations, its franchise remains legally valid.

Snippets from a military exercise in Poland were misleadingly passed off as the United States forces in the West Philippine Sea amid rising tensions with China.

A misleading FB reel claims that a China Coast Guard ship has recently arrived in the Philippines for a goodwill visit.

A YouTube video falsely claimed that Sen. Lito Lapid has been expelled and imprisoned for his alleged connection to illegal POGO hubs.

A TikTok video suggests that a powerful ‘Typhoon Beryl’ will make landfall in the Philippines. Not true.

A Facebook page claimed that Jaime Zobel de Ayala, chairman of Ayala Corporation, encouraged people to invest in a cryptocurrency project called “Tesler Code".

Yet another Facebook page uploaded old clips of foreign warships in military exercises, misleadingly claiming they are developments in the West Philippine Sea.

Energy Secretary Raphael Lotilla repeated his claim that it is "cleaner" than traditional fossil fuels. This needs context.

A YouTube video falsely claims that the United States has attacked China in the West Philippine, supposedly as a prelude to World War 3.

Although neither of the two PDP factions was part of the original four political parties that comprised UniTeam, candidates from the Duterte-allied wing were included in the coalition’s slate.

An impostor Facebook page claimed that Jollibee is giving away P10,000 and a gift voucher as part of its anniversary celebration.

The U.S. no longer has permanent bases in the country since 1992. American troops, however, have access to some Philippine military facilities for specific purposes.

A Facebook post falsely claimed that troops and military vehicles from the U.S. and U.K. recently arrived in the Philippines.

The advertisement featuring internist and cardiologist Dr. Antonio Leachon supposedly endorsing a milk product for high cholesterol is fake and digitally manipulated.

Old photos are being falsely claimed as military supplies sent by the United States to the Philippines this June. These were U.S. aid delivered to Ukraine in 2022.

A YouTube video falsely claims that Canada, France and Japan have attacked China after the recent sea clash near Ayungin Shoal.

A text claiming that the Armed Forces of the Philippines is on red alert status amid territorial disputes with China is an old hoax.

A Filipino netizen on Facebook (FB) falsely claimed that AJI-NO-MOTO® is made from pork skin.

A YouTube video falsely suggests that the Philippines will invoke its Mutual Defense Treaty with the U.S. after a recent clash with the China Coast Guard last June 17.

Three fake Facebook posts falsely claim that Amy Perez is promoting Venature Bakuchiol Retinol serum.

A Facebook page posted several photos supposedly showing the massive flooding in China this June. This is misleading and contains old photos from 2016.

At least four POGOs found to have engaged in criminal activities had licenses from PAGCOR when they were raided last year.

Old photos from military exercises are being passed off as foreign warships sailing to the West Philippine Sea amid escalating tensions between the Philippines and China.