FACT CHECK: PNP spox did NOT say pro-Duterte protesters were paid
A viral video is falsely claiming that PNP spokesperson Jean Fajardo said people who joined the recent pro-Duterte rallies were paid.
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Kahina-hinalang FB users nag-post ng ‘mass resignations’ sa PNP
Nakita ng VERA Files ang mga palatandaan ng sinadyang gawa-gawang post na nagkakalat ng disinformation mula sa 13 Facebook (FB) account ng mga dating pulis.
Dubious FB users churn out posts on PNP ‘mass resignations’
VERA Files found signs of deliberately staged posts that spread disinformation from 13 Facebook accounts of alleged former policemen.
FACT CHECK: NO PNP memo preventing cops from supporting Duterte online
Several posts online are misleading claiming that the PNP has a memo explicitly forbidding its personnel from voicing out support for Duterte.
FACT CHECK: Video of CIDG chief Torre dancing is FAKE
The dancing video of CIDG chief Maj. Gen. Nicolas Torre III was edited using an AI-powered meme generator called Viggle.ai.
FACT CHECK: Marbil NOT fired as PNP chief
A video on Facebook and YouTube claims that PNP chief General Rommel Francisco Marbil has been dismissed from his post. This is not true.
FACT CHECK: Old, FALSE PNP advisory about ‘kandila modus’ revived on FB
A 2016 message, allegedly from the Philippine National Police (PNP), warned people against buying candles from strangers.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: PEKENG PNP recruitment posts, kumakalat sa Facebook
Peke ang dalawang posts sa Facebook tungkol sa recruitment call umano ng Philippine National Police.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Duterte DID NOT lead police, military attack on Malacañang
Two YouTube videos claim that former president Rodrigo Duterte, together with the police and military, have stormed Malacañang supposedly to oust President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. This never happened.
FACT CHECK: Marcos’ claim that ‘many policemen are in jail’ for drug-related offenses 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.
