Archive - Online Posts

A statement on celebrity politicians supposedly from former senator Franklin Drilon is circulating on Facebook. It was a commentary by another lawyer published in October 2024.

A YouTube video claims that the Philippines bombed China's "monster ship" in the West Philippine Sea. This is not true.

Posts online are spreading the false claim that President Ferdinand Marcos signed the 2025 national budget that was allegedly filled with blank items.

A misleading short video on TikTok showed an old clip featuring a 2018 rally organized by the Iglesia ni Cristo misrepresented as recent.

Another disinformation related to the California wildfires spreads on local social media, this time claiming that an earthquake hit the area.

More viral videos spewing misinformation on the raging wildfires in California are spreading on social media.

Netizens posted an old video of what it claimed as a "small tsunami" in California as wildfires persist.

A YouTube video claims that religious sect Iglesia Ni Cristo have staged a protest in EDSA. This is false.

At least three Facebook (FB) pages posted bogus ads that used the name and image of actor Aga Muhlach to bait people into investing in a get-rich-quick scam.

Several fake ads on Facebook featured broadcaster Mel Tiangco and dermatologist Vicki Belo supposedly endorsing a whitening lotion.

There was no "revelation" from Pope Francis about a "dark past" of Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle. The videos are misleading.

Online videos falsely claimed that Pope Francis has officially resigned, and that he appointed Filipino Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle to become his successor.

Several videos spread on Facebook showing AI-generated media passed off as the wildfires in Los Angeles, California this January.

A photo of a red-roofed house that survived Hawaii wildfires in 2023 is being falsely passed off as a scene from the California fires this January.

A link to a website claiming that the DSWD is giving away a New Year cash gift in exchange for completing a survey has spread on Facebook. It's fake.

A YouTube reel claims to show footage of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump extending an invitation to former president Rodrigo Duterte. This is false.

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.