Archive - Online Posts

Harvard University did not issue a public apology for inviting Leni Robredo and Kim Kardashian as lecturers. This story is satirical, which had some netizens duped into thinking or passing off as real.

A video supposedly showing a building collapse in Turkey after the 7.8 magnitude quake struck on Feb. 6 has gone viral among Filipino netizens. This is false.

A video posted on YouTube and Facebook says the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC) wants Sen. Raffy Tulfo removed from the Senate. This is misleading. 

A Filipino FB page is claiming that China will attack any U.S. aircraft that will dare to fly over the South China Sea. This is not true.

A vlogger claimed in a video that Meta has removed the option to delete messages sent between two users on Facebook Messenger. This is false.

A TikTok video claimed that drinking water right after a meal could weaken the stomach’s digestive juices and affect digestion.

While the number of casualties in the deadly earthquake that struck parts of Turkey and Syria continues to rise, so are photos allegedly showing the devastation popping up. But the images circulating in several Filipino Facebook (FB) pages are unrelated to the tragedy.

A YouTube video falsely claims that President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos and Rep. Rodante Marcoleta had Sen. Raffy Tulfo removed from the Senate.

A compilation video supposedly showing the devastation caused by the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria on Feb. 6 included unrelated footage. A video of the collapse of an old Miami condominium is being passed off as part of the damage.

A Facebook (FB) page pretending to be an official channel of Toyota Motors is tricking netizens, including Filpinos, into a promo giveaway of Hiluxes and Fortuners. This is fake.

On the day overseas Filipino worker Jullebee Ranara was buried, another unrelated video circulated on social media, passed off as the arrest of the suspect in her rape-slay. The video was taken in Saudi Arabia, not Kuwait.

A video, allegedly showing a tsunami caused by the earthquake in Turkey and published by an Indian news organization, is spreading among Filipinos on Facebook (FB). It is not true.

Several Facebook (FB) pages are peddling a scar removal cream that is said to be recommended by dermatologists. These are scam ads.

A video falsely claimed that the suspect in the murder of 35-year-old overseas Filipino worker (OFW) Jullebee Ranara has been hanged to death. Photos in the video are actually of an Iranian man who was sentenced to death in 2014.

Facebook (FB) pages and groups shared photos supposedly of a 206-year-old Tibetan monk discovered in a state of deep meditation in Nepal in January. Not true.

A video is circulating on Facebook (FB) purportedly showing the parents of the alleged killer of overseas Filipino worker (OFW) Jullebee Ranara pleading for the life of their child. This is not true. The video is about a different case in Iran.

Sara Duterte announced during the presentation of the Basic Education Report 2023 that the DepEd will revise the K to 12 program, not abolish it. 

There is no deployment ban to Kuwait following the murder of 35-year-old overseas Filipino worker (OFW) Jullebee Ranara.