Archive - Online Posts

Several netizens are circulating a photo of a ballot template from COMELEC for the May 12 midterm elections with "China" on its header. This needs context.

A video ad featuring Dr. Tony Leachon talking about a "revolutionary drug" for prostatitis is fake.

A TikTok post reshared on Facebook (FB) claims that Singapore’s former leaders expressed support for an independent Mindanao. This is false. The post that first appeared last Dec. 13, but which continues to circulate, carried this text:

A YouTube video claims that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has visited Vice President Sara Duterte to forge an alliance with her family. This is not true.

An old video was edited and falsely passed off as footage from the Jeju Air plane crash in South Korea on Dec. 29, 2024.

At least ten posts and ads by impostors on Facebook promoted a milk supplement that could allegedly cure hypertension. These are scams.

A TikTok video claims that divorce has been legalized in the Philippines after a bill allowing it was passed by the House of Representatives. This is misleading.

Posts claiming that China declared a state of emergency following a surge of respiratory illnesses have circulated on Facebook. This is false.

Four social media posts claimed that former anti-insurgency task force spokesperson Lorraine Badoy suffered from a stroke. The claim is satirical.

A video compilation supposedly showing the Kanlaon Volcano's Dec. 9 eruption bore digitally manipulated clips that exaggerated the volcano's unrest.

A YouTube video claims that the Supreme Court (SC) has ordered the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to arrest President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. This is not true.

A YouTube video is claiming that ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro has been removed from her position in the House of Representatives. This is false.

Several YouTube channels published an erroneous video claiming that former president Rodrigo Duterte plans to file a disbarment case against Batangas Rep. Gerville Luistro.

Old photos of malls in Mindanao damaged after an earthquake last year are being passed off as new. The posts are false.

A video of a sea of people was taken in the 2024 Dubai Run and does not show overseas Filipino workers kicking off a People Power rally for the Dutertes in the Middle East.

A Facebook page falsely claimed that the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) has 6,500 job vacancies for administrative or office staff.

A YouTube video claims that Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning will replace Chinese President Xi Jinping in his position. This has no basis.

A YouTube video falsely claims that the bank accounts of former president Rodrigo Duterte were cleared of any suspicious activity.

A fabricated quote card claimed that Atty. Leni Robredo defended Vice President Sara Duterte amid a House probe on the latter's use of confidential funds.

An old warning about a strong earthquake was used to trick people into clicking affiliate links from an e-commerce site.

A YouTube video falsely claims former senator Antonio Trillanes IV was sentenced by the Supreme Court for presenting "spurious" bank documents of former president Rodrigo Duterte.

A video on YouTube and Facebook falsely claims that President Marcos has ordered the arrest of Vice President Duterte after she threatened to kill him and some members of his family.

A Facebook page falsely speculated that a smartphone called Tesla Phone Pi will be launched this December 2024.

A YouTube video falsely claimed that the AFP pledged to support Vice President Sara Duterte after she made threats of assassination against Marcos.

A YouTube video is claiming the Light Rail Transit Line 1 (LRT-1) Cavite Extension is a legacy of the Duterte administration. This is misleading.

A Facebook video erroneously claimed that a magnitude 8 earthquake hit Taiwan last week. This is false.

A TikTok video falsely claiming that Sen. Risa Hontiveros walked out of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee hearing on the previous administration's drug war after a heated exchange with ex- president Rodrigo Duterte.

A video advertisement for a miracle oil that promises to cure blindness and "any sickness" used clips from the television show Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho (KMJS). The ad is fake.

A video on YouTube and Facebook claims that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has burned a Chinese flag, supposedly as revenge for the Philippines. This is false.

A photo showing former senator Antonio Trillanes IV supposedly wetting his pants when arrested during the 2007 Manila Peninsula Siege is circulating online. This is fake.