Archive - FACT CHECK

A Facebook page claimed that the launch of a Chinese space rocket in January 2024 was breaking news as of June that year.

A baseless YouTube video claims that investors are leaving after Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio resigned from President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s cabinet.

A spurious YouTube video claims that First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos has been suspended and ordered to leave her post. This is false.

Three Facebook (FB) pages reshared a video from TikTok falsely claiming that former president Rodrigo Duterte has passed away.

An erroneous YouTube video has revived a claim that Sen. Risa Hontiveros has been sentenced by a court for being involved in PhilHealth's illegal issuance of bonuses.

A misleading YouTube video claims that Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio has declared a coup d'etat against President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

A Facebook page provided misleading context on three old photos of the United Kingdom's (U.K.) carrier strike group.

Netizens on Facebook revived a six-year-old false claim about using bird's eye chili (siling labuyo) as a cure for dengue.

A bogus, sponsored ad on Facebook (FB) used Sen. Raffy Tulfo’s name to bait people into a trading application scam.

A YouTube video falsely claims that the Department of Justice has ordered the closure of criminal cases filed against fugitive televangelist Apollo Quiboloy.

People continue to experience mild cases of the COVID FLiRT because of stronger immunity from the vaccines, health experts said.

An edited video claims that suspended Mayor Alice Guo was asked to sing “Lupang Hinirang” and “Bahay Kubo” in a Senate probe. This is fake.

Two Facebook posts carry a scam claiming that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is giving away free housing to Filipinos.

Netizens are sharing an old report about 166 overseas Filipino workers testing positive for human immunodeficiency virus misleadingly passing it off as recent.

A video on YouTube falsely claims that Davao City Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte has been removed from his position. This is false.

A Facebook page is circulating several graphics about the supposed recruitment of “high school graduates” by the Bureau of Fire Protection. These are fake.

A five-year-old health tip about applying tomato juice to treat varicose veins reappeared on Facebook.

A week after the Office of the Ombudsman ordered the suspension of Bamban, Tarlac City Mayor Alice Guo, a video on YouTube falsely claims the controversial mayor was killed.

A video of a deadly roller coaster ride hit by lightning is circulating among Filipino Facebook users. This clip is fake and was digitally manipulated.

The ICC was established by the Rome Statute in 1998 and is independent from the UN.

A Facebook page posted and reshared a fake Army recruitment call that redirects people to a bogus website.

A fake Facebook post claimed that President Bongbong Marcos is giving away P10,000 of financial aid.

Disbarred lawyer and anti-poverty czar Larry Gadon has supposedly been ordered jailed by the Supreme Court (SC), a misleading YouTube video claims.

Facebook pages are circulating a job advertisement for "150,000 office staff" under the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC). This is fake.

A YouTube video falsely claims that suspended Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo has exposed President Bongbong Marcos for being involved with POGO operations in the country.

A circulating video contained old clips of eruptions in Indonesia's Krakatoa Volcano, falsely claiming that they show the Kanlaon Volcano amid recent unrest.

A video on YouTube falsely claims that the Supreme Court is issuing a warrant of arrest against President Ferdinand Marcos for allegedly committing plunder.

A page on Facebook is circulating a job advertisement allegedly posted by the Professional Regulation Commission. This is a scam.

A YouTube video falsely claims that presidential sister Imee Marcos has resigned from the Senate.

A video on YouTube falsely claims that the birth certificate of Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo was faked and will be canceled by the Philippine Statistics Authority.