Archive - Online Posts

Several posts on Facebook are offering help to netizens in registering their SIM cards online. These are scams.

A blog link claiming Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio has ordered the scrapping of the K to 12 education system is false. 

An alternative medicine practitioner advised people not to take medicine when suffering from diarrhea or loose bowel movement. This needs context.

A YouTube video falsely claims the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas newly released a P500 bill bearing the face of former president Ferdinand Marcos Sr.

A text post is spreading among Filipinos claiming the new COVID-19 subvariant XBB.1.5 is more lethal than the Delta variant. This is not true.

Several netizens are spreading links to a counterfeit “CNN Philippines” news report on a hypertension cure deliberately concealed from patients.

A quote card where Rep. Sandro Marcos allegedly said Filipinos who complain over flight delays are “entitled” is spreading online. This is satire.

Neypro 1 Gold is not on the Food and Drugs Administration’s (FDA) list of certified products as advertised.

A netizen reshared a five-year-old video which claims taking a shower daily negatively affects the body. This is not true, according to dermatologists.

An impostor FB page using the name of Dr. Willie Ong posted a video promoting a cereal product that allegedly helps consumers lose weight. 

Impostor CNN Philippines webpages are advertising a "drug" for diabetes that allegedly normalizes blood sugar levels within 10 minutes.

A video falsely claims that the Supreme Court ordered Sen. Risa Hontiveros to return pilfered funds from PhilHealth.

A fake report about the death of celebrity Kris Aquino garnered over 452,000 views as Filipinos welcomed the new year.

Amid the Manila airport fiasco on New Year’s Day, a video falsely claims President Bongbong Marcos has ordered the renaming of NAIA to MIA.

A bogus warning attributed to the DOH supposedly cautions the public against an antibiotic-resistant “upper respiratory infection” from China.

A Facebook post shared a fake website promoting eye drops named Shiliwangxiongdanye, allegedly approved by Philippines health and drug organizations.

A vlogger claimed that former vice president Leni Robredo admitted there was no electoral fraud during the May 10, 2022 election. Not true.

A video circulating on Facebook (FB) has again ‘killed’ Kris Aquino, claiming she collapsed at singer Jovit Baldivino’s wake. Not true.

With manipulated photos, another post on Facebook is impersonating Dr. Josephine Rojo to sell granola mixed nuts that supposedly aid in weight loss.

A video says President Bongbong Marcos flew to Belgium to claim an alleged bank deposit of his father amounting to $987 billion. This is not true.

A YouTube video claims SAGIP Party-list Rep. Rodante Marcoleta will take Clarita Carlos’ post as National Security Adviser. This is false.

Multiple videos claimed that President Bongbong Marcos’ housing project in Deparo, Caloocan has 3,000 units, and that the media has not reported about it. This is false.

A fake Facebook page illicitly used the name of Sharon Cuneta and altered a video featuring the megastar to peddle a chia seed cereal. 

Netizens are resharing a two-year old social media post about a fake vitamin C product allegedly laced with vetsin. The claim is false.