Archive - FACT CHECK

When completed, the Cavite-Bataan Interlink Bridge will be the second longest in the Philippines, but it is nowhere near the longest in the world, as Marcos claimed.

In a joint statement, the four nations said that the show of force was to "uphold the right to freedom of navigation and overflight, and respect for maritime rights under international law."

A video on YouTube claims that the U.S. has dispatched its marine forces to help the Philippines protect its territory against China. This is not true.

Marcos was “horrified” that an alleged agreement between Duterte and China may have “compromised” the territory, the sovereignty and the sovereign rights of the Philippines.

Yet another video promoting an unregistered product has circulated on Facebook, this time using artificial intelligence to manipulate a video of cardiologist Willie Ong.

A YouTube video claims that Sen. Raffy Tulfo has ordered Environment Secretary Antonia Yulo-Loyzaga to be put in jail. This is false.

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. contradicted the pronouncements of Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte on the return to the old academic calendar for elementary and high schools.

Marcos did not cite any basis for the claim, data from the CHR show that cases of alleged human rights violations did fall in 2023 but not by 50%.

A YouTube video misleads in claiming that Sen. Risa Hontiveros was berated by a congressman for supposedly granting a new broadcast franchise to ABS-CBN.

A video compilation on Facebook allegedly shows footage taken during the recent earthquake that hit Taiwan. Some of the clips featured in the compilation are not new.

A clickbait YouTube video claims that former president Rodrigo Duterte has condemned China over its heightened aggression in the West Philippine Sea. This is not true.

A video posted by Filipino TikTok and Facebook users claims that American aircraft carrier USS Gerald Ford has sunk. This is not true.