Archive - Online Posts

A Facebook post shared a fake website promoting eye drops named Shiliwangxiongdanye, allegedly approved by Philippines health and drug organizations.

A vlogger claimed that former vice president Leni Robredo admitted there was no electoral fraud during the May 10, 2022 election. Not true.

A video circulating on Facebook (FB) has again ‘killed’ Kris Aquino, claiming she collapsed at singer Jovit Baldivino’s wake. Not true.

With manipulated photos, another post on Facebook is impersonating Dr. Josephine Rojo to sell granola mixed nuts that supposedly aid in weight loss.

A video says President Bongbong Marcos flew to Belgium to claim an alleged bank deposit of his father amounting to $987 billion. This is not true.

A YouTube video claims SAGIP Party-list Rep. Rodante Marcoleta will take Clarita Carlos’ post as National Security Adviser. This is false.

Multiple videos claimed that President Bongbong Marcos’ housing project in Deparo, Caloocan has 3,000 units, and that the media has not reported about it. This is false.

A fake Facebook page illicitly used the name of Sharon Cuneta and altered a video featuring the megastar to peddle a chia seed cereal. 

Netizens are resharing a two-year old social media post about a fake vitamin C product allegedly laced with vetsin. The claim is false.

Several Facebook posts are claiming that the bill filed by former senator Bam Aquino is similar to the controversial Maharlika wealth fund bill sponsored by admin allies. This is misleading.

A fake website article shared on Facebook claimed that a capsule called Vascolex, allegedly developed by the Philippine Heart Center in 2015 can clean blood vessels, help with weight loss, and restore eyesight.

A YouTube video claimed President Bongbong Marcos ordered Justice Secretary Boying Remulla to resign. This is false.

Two YouTube videos falsely claimed President Bongbong Marcos has appointed former Interior secretary Mar Roxas as agriculture secretary.

A fabricated quote card is circulating online where former vice president Leni Robredo attributed her defeat to President Bongbong Marcos in the May election to massive disinformation.

A bogus link redirecting to an allegedly revived version of the now-defunct social networking site Friendster is making the rounds on social media.

A Facebook page impersonating celebrity-vlogger Cheska Garcia-Kramer used altered photos of her family to advertise a product called Japan Pasteur Institute Mouth Spray. 

A couple of Facebook pages are yet again repeating the false claim that suspended BuCor Director General Gerald Bantag has been reinstated.

A Facebook page claimed in a graphic that the City of Pearl infrastructure project is part of the flagship infrastructure programs of former president Rodrigo Duterte and incumbent President Bongbong Marcos. Not true. It is a public-private partnership project entered into by the City of Manila in 2017.

A video claims President Bongbong Marcos was astonished by US President Joe Biden’s shocking decision to “arm” the country with nuclear power. This is misleading, the talks with the U.S. referred to a possible deal on nuclear energy, not weapons.

Facebook pages are sharing a video that claims Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle was removed by Pope Francis from Caritas Internationalis for misusing church money. This is not true.

A YouTube video featured a deep-water platform and falsely claimed it to be a mega project between Japan and the Philippines. Not true.

A quote card where Ilocos Norte 1st District Rep. Sandro Marcos asked people to use a more inexpensive type of onion is fake.

A Facebook page has posted an announcement that IKEA is donating couches that cannot be sold due to “minor damage” to anyone who registers with the website it linked. This is a scam.

Several pages posted a fake video claiming Kris Aquino has passed away and that her family is deliberately hiding her wake from the public.