FACT CHECK: Marcos did NOT order halt to trash collection in Davao City
A Facebook post falsely claims President Marcos ordered the DENR to stop garbage collection in Davao City. DENR Region 11 denied this, calling it fake news.
Tag Archives: Davao City
FACT CHECK: Photos show smuggled cigarettes in Bacolod City, NOT drugs in Davao City
Four photos of purported P250 billion worth of drugs seized in Davao City that were allegedly meant to be delivered to the residence of Mayor Sebastian "Baste" Duterte are going viral on Facebook. This is false.
FACT CHECK: Joint petroleum exploration pact of Gustavo Fring, Baste Duterte SATIRE
A viral claim that Breaking Bad character Gustavo Fring and Mayor Baste Duterte will conduct oil exploration in Davao is SATIRE. Fring is a fictional character in two Netflix series.
FACT CHECK: Chinese tycoon’s oil donation to Davao SATIRE
Posts about a Chinese tycoon who will donate 700,000 barrels of crude oil to Davao City are false and originate from a satire source with no factual basis.
FACT CHECK: Posts on Wadiyan ‘leaders’ sending fuel to Davao are SATIRE
Viral posts claiming that the Republic of Wadiya is sending gasoline to Davao City are satire. The posts feature fictional characters from the 2012 film "The Dictator."
FACT CHECK: Davao City did NOT buy gasoline from Brunei
A viral Facebook post claiming Davao City bought gasoline from Brunei is false. The city government denied the claims, and the video used was taken in Lucena City.
FACT CHECK: 5000 people, NOT a billion, joined Du30 Run event
Only about 5,000 Duterte supporters – not a billion people – attended the Du30 Run - Leg 2 event in Davao City last month.
FACT CHECK: There’s NO Davao City ‘resolution’ declaring Vice Ganda persona non grata
A circulating Davao City resolution supposedly declaring Vice Ganda as persona non grata is a satire.
FACT CHECK: Duterte NOT back in Davao, still under ICC custody
A video claiming former president Rodrigo Duterte has returned home to Davao City after his arrest and incarceration in The Netherlands is false.
FACT CHECK: No Torre-led police op in Davao, video is from 2024
Netizens posted a video claiming to show Maj. Gen. Nicolas Torre III back in Davao City for a police operation after Duterte's March 11 arrest. Not true.
