Archive - FACT CHECK

A video compilation supposedly showing Iranian aircraft attacking Israel has been shared on Facebook. This is false.

A Facebook page falsely claimed that Russia will support Iran if the United States attacks Iran in support of Israel.

A video on YouTube revived the spurious claim that Raffy Tulfo has been expelled from the Senate.

Japan has not declared war against China nor did it conduct a military operation to drive away Chinese vessels in the West Philippine Sea, contrary to a YouTube video’s claim.

A Facebook reel contained a clip supposedly showing fires engulfing areas in Israel after Iran’s retaliatory airstrikes on April 14. The video is old and shows wildfires in Chile early this year.

A video circulating on YouTube and TikTok claims that Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio has resigned and that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. snubbed her while greeting other government officials. These are not true.

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. falsely claimed that he “has not touched” the ill-gotten wealth cases filed against his family post-EDSA.

Former president Rodrigo Duterte has repeated a false claim that the U.S. still has military bases in the Philippines.

The Philippine Coast Guard warned people against fake recruitment announcements on Facebook promising a salary of P43,800.

A satirical post on X (formerly Twitter) claimed that Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio was dismissed from the Armed Forces of the Philippines.

A video of cardiologist Doc Willie Ong promoting a product that allegedly treats whooping cough or pertussis was uploaded on Facebook. This advertisement is fake and uses clips altered through AI.

In less than two months, former president Rodrigo Duterte went from denying that he described President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. as a “drug addict” to claiming he was the first to call the chief executive that.