Archive - Online Posts

At least two Facebook pages shared a fake advertisement for a product that allegedly treats sinusitis and other conditions. The product is neither registered with the FDA nor recommended by doctors featured in the video.

A YouTube video is claiming that the Philippine Army recently received a delivery of 12 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS). This is false.

A YouTube video and a blog claimed that Sen. Risa Hontiveros was removed from the Senate following an order from President Bongbong Marcos and Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio. This is not true, but a clickbait to an unrelated video.

A YouTube video is claiming that NAIA will be replaced by the New Manila International Airport (NMIA). This is not true.

Another bogus site uploaded a fabricated report claiming that BDO launched a cryptocurrency platform where netizens can invest their money. This is a scam.

A YouTube video has claimed that the name of the Philippines will be changed. This is clickbait.

Thousands of netizens are interacting with eight Facebook posts claiming that Sen. Raffy Tulfo will give away P10,000 for house repairs through Palawan Pawnshop or GCash. 

A Filipino Facebook user uploaded an old clip falsely claiming houses were being swept away by floods in China. The clip shows a tsunami hitting Japan in 2011. 

Two days after DepEd launched its revised K to 10 curriculum, a YouTube video falsely claimed that the K to 12 program has been scrapped. This is not true.

A video on Facebook is claiming that President Ferdinand Marcos will raise the pay of teachers and has a long-term plan for this.

A video used an altered photo to claim that the Philippine Navy had fired warning shots at Chinese vessels in Scarborough Shoal on Aug. 9.

A Facebook video is claiming that China conducted a military drill on the South China Sea in an alleged attempt to “taunt” the Philippines.

A Facebook video misled netizens into thinking that Russian warships recently entered the territories of the Philippines and Taiwan.

A video on Facebook is claiming that President Bongbong Marcos has not received any pay or allowance. This is misleading.

A Facebook page pretending to be affiliated with the DSWD posted an announcement that the agency is giving away free housing to poor Filipinos and all they have to do is register through the page.

A video claimed that President Bongbong Marcos was the first to award cash incentives to national athletes who won international competitions. This is false.

A YouTube channel falsely claimed that President Bongbong Marcos expelled Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian following the Aug. 5 water cannon incident in the West Philippine Sea.

A website posing as The Manila Times uploaded an article on an alleged cryptocurrency automated trading program and claimed it was being promoted by former senator Manny Pacquiao. This is a scam.