Archive - Online Posts

Netizens on Facebook revived a six-year-old false claim about using bird's eye chili (siling labuyo) as a cure for dengue.

A bogus, sponsored ad on Facebook (FB) used Sen. Raffy Tulfo’s name to bait people into a trading application scam.

A YouTube video falsely claims that the Department of Justice has ordered the closure of criminal cases filed against fugitive televangelist Apollo Quiboloy.

An edited video claims that suspended Mayor Alice Guo was asked to sing “Lupang Hinirang” and “Bahay Kubo” in a Senate probe. This is fake.

Two Facebook posts carry a scam claiming that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is giving away free housing to Filipinos.

Netizens are sharing an old report about 166 overseas Filipino workers testing positive for human immunodeficiency virus misleadingly passing it off as recent.

A video on YouTube falsely claims that Davao City Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte has been removed from his position. This is false.

A Facebook page is circulating several graphics about the supposed recruitment of “high school graduates” by the Bureau of Fire Protection. These are fake.

A five-year-old health tip about applying tomato juice to treat varicose veins reappeared on Facebook.

A week after the Office of the Ombudsman ordered the suspension of Bamban, Tarlac City Mayor Alice Guo, a video on YouTube falsely claims the controversial mayor was killed.

A video of a deadly roller coaster ride hit by lightning is circulating among Filipino Facebook users. This clip is fake and was digitally manipulated.

A Facebook page posted and reshared a fake Army recruitment call that redirects people to a bogus website.