Archive - FACT CHECK

A photo of a red-roofed house that survived Hawaii wildfires in 2023 is being falsely passed off as a scene from the California fires this January.

A link to a website claiming that the DSWD is giving away a New Year cash gift in exchange for completing a survey has spread on Facebook. It's fake.

A YouTube reel claims to show footage of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump extending an invitation to former president Rodrigo Duterte. This is false.

Several netizens are circulating a photo of a ballot template from COMELEC for the May 12 midterm elections with "China" on its header. This needs context.

A video ad featuring Dr. Tony Leachon talking about a "revolutionary drug" for prostatitis is fake.

A TikTok post reshared on Facebook (FB) claims that Singapore’s former leaders expressed support for an independent Mindanao. This is false. The post that first appeared last Dec. 13, but which continues to circulate, carried this text:

A YouTube video claims that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has visited Vice President Sara Duterte to forge an alliance with her family. This is not true.

An old video was edited and falsely passed off as footage from the Jeju Air plane crash in South Korea on Dec. 29, 2024.

At least ten posts and ads by impostors on Facebook promoted a milk supplement that could allegedly cure hypertension. These are scams.

A TikTok video claims that divorce has been legalized in the Philippines after a bill allowing it was passed by the House of Representatives. This is misleading.

Posts claiming that China declared a state of emergency following a surge of respiratory illnesses have circulated on Facebook. This is false.

Four social media posts claimed that former anti-insurgency task force spokesperson Lorraine Badoy suffered from a stroke. The claim is satirical.