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A chain message warning users about a circulating video supposedly called “Dance of the Hillary,” allegedly a cyber attack from Pakistan, has reached the Philippines. This is a recycled hoax that has been going around as early as 2015.

Senators Bong Go and Bato Dela Rosa were among the top spenders in the midterm elections, contrary to claims that pro-Duterte bets had no campaign money or machinery.

A video is circulating online of TV host and senatorial aspirant Willie Revillame supposedly airing his frustrations over his defeat in the May 12 polls. This is misleading. The video was taken before the elections.

Former president Rodrigo Duterte is not returning to the Philippines any time soon. The photo of the supposed video call is actually two different images spliced together.

The image of a sculpture of former president Rodrigo Duterte supposedly made by the Dutch in The Netherlands is fake and AI-generated.

A Facebook post claims DepEd has announced that senior high school will be optional starting next school year. This is false.

A video supposedly showing the arrival of former president Rodrigo Duterte at the Manila International Airport (MIA) is circulating online. This is false. Clips from two unrelated events were spliced to create the video.

Kris Aquino is still alive, contrary to some Facebook posts claiming she already passed away

The International Criminal Court did not junk the charges against Duterte. No such announcement can be found on its official website.

Congressmen Erwin Tulfo and Richard Gomez did not argue over a secret government income program, contrary to a Facebook post.

A newly created Facebook page is claiming that reelectionist Sen. Bong Go, who is leading the senatorial race, will provide P5,000 ayuda to those who voted for him in the May 12 midterm elections. This is fake.

Netizens are circulating a graphic claiming that the ICC granted former president Rodrigo Duterte's appeal to return to the Philippines. This is satire.

The Comelec has not released election results as of 2 p.m. today.

There is no confirmation from the Comelec that Marikina Mayor Marcy Teodoro is disqualified from running for congressman.

Ngayong araw ng eleksyon, nagkalat ang mga post tungkol sa mga balitang disqualification case, pekeng voting tallies at umano’y hindi tugmang source codes sa automated counting machines. 

An alleged Comelec resolution disqualifying Pamplona Mayor Janice Degamo from running as Negros Oriental district representative is fake.

Comelec has debunked social media posts claiming that Rainier “Kikang” Uy of Cagayan De Oro has been disqualified from running for congressman.

The version 3.4 source code mentioned in the video was the exact code that underwent independent third-party auditing. After passing the audit, it was called version 3.5, which is currently used by the ACMs this election day.

The Comelec said documents or social media posts claiming couple Ruth and Ramil Hernandez were disqualified to run for governor and congressman of Laguna are fake.

The link shown in the spurious post leads to an e-commerce site, not an election results webpage.

The Comelec has debunked the circulating fake resolution. It added that Bayan Muna is still on the official list of party-lists in the ballot.

Comelec said it did not disqualify Suharto “Teng” Mangudadatu from running as governor in Maguindanao del Norte

A Facebook reel shows former vice president Leni Robredo supposedly expressing support for President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. This is misleading.

A text message is spreading online advising the public to place only small dots on the ballots on May 12 to prevent overvoting. The Comelec said not to do this.