Archive - FACT CHECK

Former Supreme Court chief justice Reynato Puno said adopting such an interpretation to forward RBH Nos. 6 and 7 “will invite a serious constitutional challenge” because Bernas’ personal views were “never discussed” by the framers of the 1987 Constitution.

Several videos on Facebook are claiming that registering with the Philippine Identification System makes a person eligible for cash assistance. This is fake.

A video on YouTube falsely claimed that members of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ staged a protest in front of Malacañang to overthrow President Ferdinand Marcos.

A viral post on Facebook claims that the controversial resort in Bohol was actually not part of the Chocolate Hills in the town of Carmen since it is located in another town. This needs context.

While 177 police officers were reported to have been charged under the Marcos administration for drug-related violations, there have been only two known court convictions related to Duterte’s drug war.

A video claimed that the United Kingdom government will deploy the aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth to the South China Sea.

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.

Maraming beses nagbago ang isip ni dating pangulong Rodrigo Duterte sa mga isyu tulad ng sa West Philippine Sea, Charter change at secession ng Mindanao.

Two weeks after changing his tune and voicing his conditional support for amending the 1987 Constitution, former president Rodrigo Duterte once again denounced the Marcos administration’s efforts to push Charter change.