Archive - Online Posts

A text urging netizens to reverse Meta’s alleged policy to control the use of personal information and photos is a rehash. Meta has debunked this.

A video claims that the biggest solar flare hit the earth on March 4. This is not true. Speculations that it caused the massive outage on Meta’s social media platforms on March 5 are also unfounded.

Several videos are claiming that Kingdom of Jesus Christ leader Apollo Quiboloy has been acquitted of his alleged crimes due to “weak evidence.” This is not true.

Facebook posts claimed that the Department of Education (DepEd) is distributing scholarships to students.

A YouTube video is spuriously claiming that the Department of Justice withdrew its decision to press charges against doomsday preacher Apollo Quiboloy. This is not true.

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.