Archive - Online Posts

A website claims that an award-winning Filipina student discovered a formula that helps people instantly lose weight. This is yet another fake ad. 

A YouTube video is erroneously claiming that US President Joe Biden cried as he welcomed President Bongbong Marcos to the White House this week.

Scammers are again using the identity of cardiologist Dr. Willie Ong to fraudulently promote unlicensed products, this time for "Bestkill" pesticide.

A circulating video is repeating the false claim that President Bongbong Marcos has ordered the renaming of NAIA to Manila International Airport MIA. No such order has been issued.

A YouTube channel passed off an old clip of a drill as one that supposedly shows the Japanese Coast Guard sending ships lately to Pag-asa Island to drive away Chinese vessels.

A Facebook page pretending to be affiliated with Robinsons Supermarket has duped thousands of netizens into interacting with its posts, claiming to give away gift bags for the grocery chain’s “anniversary.”

An infographic claims that wearing face masks and presenting vaccination cards when entering establishments are mandatory while Metro Manila remains under alert level 1. Not true.

A video claiming that the Japanese Coast Guard has started using water cannons to repel Chinese fishing vessels in the West Philippine Sea is incorrect.

Two videos published by a Facebook user supposedly featuring zombie outbreaks in China and India continue to circulate.

A video circulating on social media falsely suggests that President Bongbong Marcos and Sen. Raffy Tulfo issued an order to close down the PCSO.

Videos on social media claimed there was no media coverage of the April 19 groundbreaking ceremony for the St. Bernadette Children and Maternity Hospital in Bulacan led by President Bongbong Marcos.

A video on Facebook is claiming that China has sent 70 aircraft vessels near the West Philippine Sea in response to the Philippines bolstering its territorial defense efforts. This is bogus.

A TikTok video claimed that power supply from Meralco will be replaced by advanced technology. This is a clickbait.

Impostors of the Philippine General Hospital (PGH) online are endorsing a milk supplement that allegedly treats diabetes. It is not true.

Yet another website is misusing the identity of former National Task Force against COVID-19 special adviser Tony Leachon to promote fake health products.

A TikTok video is rehashing bogus claims about the Marcos family’s supposed gold reserves stored in the World Bank. These “deposits” are non-existent.

Several impostor Facebook (FB) pages and sites are spreading a post about an antibacterial gel and claiming it is being promoted by cardiologist Willie Ong and his general practitioner wife Liza Ramoso-Ong. This is fake.  The couple is not endorsing this product called Kavern intimate wash. The photos and videos showing the couple holding the

A video on YouTube is claiming that President Ferdinand Marcos and Sen. Raffy Tulfo are planning to shut down NAIA. This is not true.

A video claims that the Marcos government and the U.S. are discussing a deal to build a nuclear facility in the Philippines. This is misleading.

A YouTube video has revived the false claim that Sen. Risa Hontiveros benefitted from PhilHealth's illegal bonuses in 2014. Records show Hontiveros was not involved in the mess. 

A video on Facebook is falsely claiming that thousands of American and Filipino soldiers were sent to the South China Sea to drive out Chinese ships in the area. 

A YouTube video falsely claims that President Bongbong Marcos has closed down Meralco. The power firm is still operating under its 25-year franchise.

A video on YouTube erroneously claimed that Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano has been expelled from the Senate on the orders of President Ferdinand Marcos and former President Rodrigo Duterte.

Websites imitating ABS-CBN News posted a story on "Glucoactive", a diabetes remedy supposedly endorsed by Dr. Tony Leachon. The article is fabricated. 

The untrue claim that the late president Ferdinand Marcos obtained “the highest score ever in the history of Philippine bar exams” was revived a day after the Supreme Court announced the 2022 Bar Examination passers.

Several advertisements on Facebook are peddling a mixed cereal product that people are supposedly lining up to buy at a mall, allegedly claiming to provide a myriad of health benefits. This is a scam.

A Facebook user published a Reel claiming a virus that turns people into zombies has spread in China. Not true. 

Three-year-old clips of a maritime drill were passed off to claim that the China Coast Guard fired water cannons at the Philippine Coast Guard to drive them out of Pag-asa Island. 

Three FB pages are using the name of "Dr. Kilimanguru", a Filipino licensed physician with 4.1 million followers to promote a niacinamide toothpaste product.

A Facebook reel supposedly shows a throng of people rushing outside a building in the US in an attempt to escape a “zombie virus” plague. This is not true.