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Facebook netizens resurfaced an old clip of Taal Volcano spewing plumes, claiming it happened last month. Not true. The clip was from the volcano’s eruption in March 2022. 

A Facebook page posted a fake front page of the Manila Bulletin that shows a headline about the Sandiganbayan ordering the arrest of CamSur Rep. LRay Villafuerte Jr. for an P800 million graft and corruption case.

A verified YouTube channel is claiming that Typhoon Jenny is twice as powerful as Super Typhoon Yolanda. This claim is false.

A two-month old YouTube video claimed that the US, in a show of force, flew a nuclear bomber plane over Chinese airspace. This is not true. 

A video on YouTube is falsely claiming that President Ferdinand Marcos and the Senate sentenced France Ruiz, employer of Elvie Vergara, to death by hanging.

Netizens recently shared a video of Taal Volcano’s eruption from 2020, according to Phivolcs.

Impostor Facebook pages advertised a fake marketing campaign app allegedly powered by Google AI.

A video showed three edited photos to falsely claim that a Chinese ship was recently destroyed by an unidentified weapon.

A YouTube video claimed that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. had ordered for Sen. Risa Hontiveros to be put in jail because of an already debunked claim that the senator pocketed funds from the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth). This is not true.

A Facebook user uploaded old clips of Israeli air strikes in Gaza and building demolitions in China to falsely claim that they are taken during the 2023 Morocco quake.

A misleading video on Facebook claims that the administration of President Ferdinand Marcos has revealed plans to lower the price of rice to P20 per kilo.

A Facebook video is claiming to show footage of recent catastrophic floods in Libya. The short clip was taken in Turkey.

A YouTube channel concocted a fake story that the Philippine Coast Guard engaged in a water cannon fight with Chinese militia near Ayungin Shoal.

A YouTube video falsely claimed that President Bongbong Marcos recovered his family’s bank account in Singapore. Not true. The president’s official visit this month had nothing to do with reclaiming their purported bank deposits.

Netizens on FB and X falsely claimed that Mocha Uson called VP Sara Duterte stupid.

As the Philippines experienced a series of typhoons, Filipino FB users circulated a video of houses on a river bank about to be swept away by raging water. The clip was taken seven years ago in Nepal.

A video made inaccurate claims about roles played by former president Ferdinand Marcos Sr. and former senator Ninoy Aquino in Philippine history.

A YouTube video implied that President Bongbong Marcos and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's meeting had something to do with retrieving the Marcos family’s purported gold being kept in Australia. Not true.

A video of a building supposedly destroyed by the 6.8 magnitude earthquake that recently jolted Morocco is circulating among Filipino netizens. The video was taken in 2020.

A video of a massive tornado described as having ravaged a coastal town is making the rounds on Facebook. This is manipulated footage.

A Facebook Reel circulating locally is erroneously claiming that an alleged 11.9 magnitude earthquake recently struck California.

Two YouTube videos falsely claimed that President Bongbong Marcos has once again withdrawn his family’s unproven million metric tons of gold reserves, this time in Indonesia.

A vlogger has resurrected a claim about the late senator Ninoy Aquino being a co-founder of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP).

Facebook pages impersonating actor Gardo Versoza used altered photos of his to make it look like he is promoting Navitas Barley Grass Powder. 

Two YouTube videos falsely claimed that the new 10-dash line map of China has included the entire Philippines as part of its territory.

A week before UP Diliman opened classes, two YouTube videos falsely claimed that President Bongbong Marcos and Vice President Sara Duterte had shut down the university.

After the Philippines expressed readiness to host the 2026 ASEAN Summit, three YouTube videos emerged claiming that President Bongbong Marcos was chosen as the new leader of the regional bloc. This needs context.

A milk product that allegedly detoxifies and cleans the lungs being promoted by four Facebook pages. These are bogus claims.

A graphic circulating on Facebook claimed that the DSWD will give out a P7,000-monthly allowance for all Filipinos as part of its “Pantawid Gutom Program.” This is fake. There is no such program.

A Facebook page posted a video advertisement for a product called Innercure supposedly endorsed by cardiologist Willie Ong and his general practitioner wife Liza Ramoso-Ong. This is fake.