Archive - Online Posts

An alleged conversation where ex-senator Manny Pacquiao was supposedly insulted by journalist Karen Davila’s questions about his college education never happened.

A reel containing audio clips of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos supposedly directing the armed forces to “fight back” against China and even calling former president Rodrigo Duterte’s alleged “gentlemen’s agreement” with Xi Jinping treasonous is still circulating online.

A fake Facebook ad claimed that cardiologist Saturnino Javier of Makati Medical Center promoted a medicine to allegedly treat hypertension.

Several Facebook posts claimed that the government’s Malasakit Centers are giving away cash assistance worth P6,000 to students from all year levels. These are fake and the centers have no such program.

Peke ang dalawang posts sa Facebook tungkol sa recruitment call umano ng Philippine National Police.

A post circulating on X (formerly Twitter) and Facebook claims that Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio is the only vice president in Philippine history to have been elected with more votes than the president. This is not true.

A video on YouTube claims that the Philippines, Australia, Japan and the United States have banded together to attack Chinese forces in the West Philippine Sea. This is not true.

Multiple Facebook pages are spreading a graphic claiming that the Department of Education is offering cash assistance for graduating students. This is fake.

A post on Facebook claims that two teachers from Iloilo City died due to heatstroke. The Department of Education refuted the claim.

A YouTube video mockingly claimed that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has appointed former vice president Leni Robredo as education secretary. This is false.

A YouTube video claimed that the Philippines recently bought the Australian Defence Vessel Cape Woolamai to “secure the West Philippine Sea” and “protect its territorial waters.” This is not true.

A video circulating on Facebook spliced clips to claim that the United States and the Philippines tore down a China Coast Guard vessel in the South China Sea.