The TikTok campaign to rebrand ‘POGO Mayor’ Alice Guo
When Alice Guo rolled her eyes in Congress, a wave of TikTok “fan accounts” turned that moment into “napindot na si anger”—and helped recast her image just as she faced serious allegations.
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Inside Guo-Tok: How TikTok fan accounts whitewashed Alice Guo’s image amid POGO probe
A VERA Files investigation uncovered a network of 45 TikTok accounts that exhibited signs of a coordinated campaign from May to December 2024 to boost Guo’s reputation as a progressive leader and defend her innocence, amid the probe on her alleged links to illegal Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO) during this period.
FACT CHECK: Claim on arrest warrant against Harry, Mylah Roque MISLEADS
A YouTube video claims that Harry and Mylah Roque have been ordered arrested and imprisoned supposedly by a court. This needs context.
FACT CHECK: Pahayag ni Bong Go sa ‘hindi pumapayag’ si Duterte sa mga ilegal na aktibidad nangangailangan ng konteksto
Bagama't wala pang hukuman na naghatol ng guilty kay Rodrigo Duterte kaugnay ng pagkakasangkot sa mga ilegal na aktibidad, binanggit ang kanyang pangalan sa ilang patuloy na pagsisiyasat sa mga labag sa batas na gawain sa panahon ng kanyang mga termino bilang mayor ng Davao City at bilang pangulo ng bansa.
FACT CHECK: Bong Go claim on Duterte ‘not allowing’ illegal activities needs context
While no court has yet found Rodrigo Duterte guilty of involvement in illegal activities, his name has been mentioned in some ongoing investigations into unlawful undertakings during his terms as Davao City mayor and as the country’s president.
FACT CHECK: Bong Go minaliit ang ‘kaugnayan’ ni Duterte kay Michael Yang
Si Michael Yang ay hindi lang naiugnay kay Duterte. Siya ang naging economic adviser ng dating presidente noong 2018.
FACT CHECK: Bong Go understates Duterte’s ‘link’ to Michael Yang
Michael Yang is not merely linked to Duterte. He was the then-president’s economic adviser in 2018.
FACT CHECK: Pahayag ni Bong Go na ‘kontra’ siya sa mga POGO hindi totoo
Si Go ay isa sa 17 senador na bumoto noong Hunyo 2, 2021 para sa Senate Bill No. 2232, na kinikilala ang pagiging lehitimo ng offshore online gaming at pagpapataw ng buwis sa mga POGO.
FACT CHECK: Bong Go falsely claims he has been ‘against’ POGOs
Go was one of the 17 senators who voted on June 2, 2021 for Senate Bill No. 2232, recognizing the legitimacy of offshore online gaming and taxing the POGOs.
FACT CHECK: NO Senate order to detain Harry Roque
A YouTube video falsely claims that former presidential spokesperson Harry Roque has been ordered imprisoned by the Senate.
