Claim: President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is planning to resign. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: The Facebook reel bearing the said claim has already received 1 million views, 17,100 reactions, 9,800 comments, and 1,400 shares as of writing. While the video was posted on September 18, it continues to gainContinue Reading
Claim: Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Jonvic Remulla has been removed from office. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: A Facebook reel bearing the said claim has already received 239,000 views, 8,800 reactions, 1,000 shares, and 491 comments as of this posting. It was posted onContinue Reading
Claim: Video shows Davao City Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte throwing shade at Manila 6th District Representative Benny Abante Jr. who was dozing off during Senate impeachment trial. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: The video has already received 130,000 views, 1,100 reactions, 125 shares, and 30 comments as of thisContinue Reading
Claim: President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said he could not be blamed for Sara Duterte’s legal troubles, that he could not protect her from her case, and that if a president did so, “corruption” would be the result. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: A viral Facebook graphic posted by SeniorContinue Reading
Claim: Malabon City Lone District Representative Antolin “Lenlen” Oreta III pointed out Vice President Sara Duterte’s multiple travels to The Hague, Netherlands while bringing up President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s modernization plan for the Philippines. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: The quote attributed to the congressman was posted on FacebookContinue Reading
Claim: Forty-six lawmakers from the House of Representatives voted to impeach President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. at the height of Vice President Sara Duterte’s own impeachment trial. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: Facebook user Boss Onin posted a video reacting to a supposed news card announcing an alleged impeachment complaintContinue Reading
Claim: An arrest warrant was issued against Senator Raffy Tulfo, who was then apprehended by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: The thumbnail of the YouTube video bearing the claim shows Tulfo alongside an image of a purported Supreme Court (SC) warrant andContinue Reading
Claim: Delivery company J&T Express is hiring, and interested applicants for the positions of repackers and sorters can apply through the link attached to the job post. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: The posts bearing the claim have been circulating in different Facebook groups, including those named “SSS atContinue Reading
Claim: Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Jonvic Remulla said President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and his son, House Majority Leader Sandro Marcos, would be jailed if a member of the Duterte family becomes president in 2028. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: A viral quote card featuresContinue Reading
Claim: Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said he would slap the Philippines’ Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) and the House of Representatives with a lawsuit. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: A quote card attributed to Zuckerberg, dated September 17, reads: “U.S. government nga nahihirapan sakin e tapos kayoContinue Reading
Claim: A P50-million fine will be imposed on individual Filipinos for improper use of social media, specifically Facebook. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: Multiple posts are circulating online that a supposed P50-million fine will be imposed on users who will “not use Facebook properly,” as translated from Filipino. AmongContinue Reading
Claim: The Supreme Court (SC) has ordered the dismissal of Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment case. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: A viral Facebook post by an account called “Oskarkilo Vlog” made the claim on September 28, saying: “Breaking news: Impeachment case ni VP Sara, binasura na ng SupremeContinue Reading
Claim: A video shows a clash between the Philippine military and armed men that happened in the Special Geographic Area (SGA) of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: Multiple posts from Facebook pages called “Barako Transceiver,” “Morzid Vlog,” “Grand Media BangsaMoro,” andContinue Reading