Archive - Online Posts

Several versions of a supposed Philippine Airlines promo offering flights for P168 has been circulating on Facebook. These are fake.

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.

An opinion radio host accused former Sen. Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan of stealing credit from the current administration for providing free public Wi-Fi in public spaces. The lawmaker is the principal author of the law that made this possible.

A YouTube video claims that the Philippine Navy received two of the British Royal Navy’s warships in a handover ceremony. This is not true.

A website posing as both Rappler and CNN Philippines claims to expose a “deleted interview” where Nobel laureate and Rappler CEO Maria Ressa supposedly promoted a cryptocurrency platform she is earning money from. This is fake.

Job posts supposedly for the TUPAD emergency employment program of the Department of Labor and Employment have been shared on Facebook. These are fake.

A short video on TikTok is erroneously claiming that President Ferdinand Marcos has signed the P100 wage hike bill. This is not true.

A YouTube video is claiming that former Commission on Elections (Comelec) commissioner Rowena Guanzon has been arrested and imprisoned. This is not true.

A video on YouTube is erroneously claiming that Sen. Raffy Tulfo has been expelled from the Senate under the order of President Ferdinand Marcos. This is not true.

A Facebook page posted a fake video claiming that cardiologist Willie Ong promoted a niacinamide toothpaste.

Pope Francis never said that Catholics can eat whatever they want for Easter, contrary to what several Facebook posts claimed.

A message warning motorists about a so-called “chop-chop syndicate” allegedly involving policemen has been going around on Facebook and private messaging platforms. This is not true.

This video emerged a week after both Romualdez and Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri shook hands and agreed to stop the word war between the two chambers of Congress.

Three YouTube videos are claiming that China has supposedly bombed Scarborough Shoal. This is not true.

A YouTube video claims that New Zealand recently handed over its warship HMNZS Aotearoa to the Philippines. This is false.

A YouTube video is claiming that Speaker Romualdez has been tagged as a wanted individual by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and the Senate. This is not true.

A video on YouTube is falsely claiming that the Philippine government has ordered to block officials from the International Criminal Court from entering the country. This is not true.

A YouTube video is claiming that the daily minimum wage in the country will be increased to P1,000. This is misleading.

This is not true. Duterte, who was not elected to Congress, cannot be appointed as speaker of the House of Representatives.