Archive - Online Posts

Another disinformation related to the California wildfires spreads on local social media, this time claiming that an earthquake hit the area.

More viral videos spewing misinformation on the raging wildfires in California are spreading on social media.

Netizens posted an old video of what it claimed as a "small tsunami" in California as wildfires persist.

A YouTube video claims that religious sect Iglesia Ni Cristo have staged a protest in EDSA. This is false.

At least three Facebook (FB) pages posted bogus ads that used the name and image of actor Aga Muhlach to bait people into investing in a get-rich-quick scam.

Several fake ads on Facebook featured broadcaster Mel Tiangco and dermatologist Vicki Belo supposedly endorsing a whitening lotion.

There was no "revelation" from Pope Francis about a "dark past" of Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle. The videos are misleading.

Online videos falsely claimed that Pope Francis has officially resigned, and that he appointed Filipino Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle to become his successor.

Several videos spread on Facebook showing AI-generated media passed off as the wildfires in Los Angeles, California this January.

A photo of a red-roofed house that survived Hawaii wildfires in 2023 is being falsely passed off as a scene from the California fires this January.

A link to a website claiming that the DSWD is giving away a New Year cash gift in exchange for completing a survey has spread on Facebook. It's fake.

A YouTube reel claims to show footage of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump extending an invitation to former president Rodrigo Duterte. This is false.

Several netizens are circulating a photo of a ballot template from COMELEC for the May 12 midterm elections with "China" on its header. This needs context.

A video ad featuring Dr. Tony Leachon talking about a "revolutionary drug" for prostatitis is fake.

A TikTok post reshared on Facebook (FB) claims that Singapore’s former leaders expressed support for an independent Mindanao. This is false. The post that first appeared last Dec. 13, but which continues to circulate, carried this text:

A YouTube video claims that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has visited Vice President Sara Duterte to forge an alliance with her family. This is not true.

An old video was edited and falsely passed off as footage from the Jeju Air plane crash in South Korea on Dec. 29, 2024.

At least ten posts and ads by impostors on Facebook promoted a milk supplement that could allegedly cure hypertension. These are scams.