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A Filipino Facebook (FB) page published a video echoing baseless rumors of Chinese President Xi Jinping facing incarceration in Beijing while being supplanted by a general of the Chinese People’s […]
Other countries’ declaration of an entity as “terrorist” is not part of the Philippines’ requirements to designate groups as “terrorist” under the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) of 2020.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. claimed before the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) that the Philippines remains “on track” to reach upper middle-income status by 2023 “despite the challenges of the pandemic and the global economic upheavals.” This needs context.
The claim of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. that there are about 4.5 million drug addicts in the Philippines needs context. STATEMENT During the question-and-answer portion of the president’s meeting with […]
A Facebook (FB) video of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos during a briefing where it appears he is unaware of climate change needs context. Posted on Sept. 26, the 24-second clip […]
A video posted on the Facebook page of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on Sept. 22 shows shots of a large audience at the 77th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) as he was delivering his speech on Sept. 21 (Manila Time).
A number of Facebook (FB) pages and groups are sharing links to a fraudulent website that poses as an online portal for the registration of the Department of Social Welfare […]
A Facebook (FB) page claimed that people fainted at the SM Mall of Asia (MOA) while lining up to buy a heavily-discounted Japanese air conditioner. This is fake. The post […]
Another supplement, this time for the liver, posted on two Facebook (FB) pages, is making two claims: first, that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved it; and second, […]
Netizens have been misled by a satirical Facebook (FB) post insinuating no one gathered at the People Power Monument during the 50th anniversary of the declaration of martial law. Published […]