Archive - Online Posts

Two YouTube videos are claiming that all senior citizens will receive P10,000 following a law signed by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. This is misleading.

A YouTube video claims that the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant will now be opened. This is not true.

A YouTube video is claiming that the ICC has released a guilty verdict against former president Rodrigo Duterte. This is not true.

A post about street food in Tagum City, allegedly from a supplier that uses dog meat, has gone viral on Facebook. This has no basis.

A YouTube video is claiming that Australia declared it will attack China and that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. encouraged other countries to do the same. Both are false.

A viral graphic shared across Facebook groups claims that the Philippine National Bank is offering a scholarship program for the next school year. This is fake.

Online registrations for the Department of Labor and Employment’s supposed scholarship program this year are being shared on Facebook. These are fake and from publishers not affiliated with the agency.

Texts shared on Facebook (FB) and private messaging platforms claimed that at least ten inmates have escaped prison in Bacoor, Cavite. These are not true.

A Filipina vlogger falsely claimed that the blood of people vaccinated against COVID-19 is darker than those unvaccinated, and that lab-grown meat can cause cancer.

A video on Facebook and YouTube is claiming that a solar superstorm has caused a shutdown of communication signals in Australia. This is misleading.

A post about the Philippine National Railways’ (PNR) Bicol Express rail line “finally making a comeback” is circulating on Facebook (FB). This needs context.

Two videos on YouTube are erroneously claiming that Sen. Risa Hontiveros has been sentenced to life imprisonment over her alleged involvement in the 2014 PhilHealth bonus controversy. This is not true.