Claim: A photo shows House Senior Deputy Minority Leader and Mamamayang Liberal (ML) Party-list Representative Leila de Lima vlogging and sweeping away litter in Luneta Park. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: The photos, posted on March 22, have already received 38,000 reactions, 8,900 comments, and 424 shares as ofContinue Reading
Claim: Former president and now Pampanga 2nd District Representative Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has been named the new speaker of the House of Representatives and dismissed the impeachment complaints against Vice President Sara Duterte. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: The post bearing the claim has already received 5,000 reactions, 990 comments,Continue Reading
Claim: Senator Rodante Marcoleta has returned as chair of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee after Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson, who replaced him in 2025, was expelled from the chamber. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: The YouTube video containing the claim has 130,000 views, 8,300 likes, and 731 comments asContinue Reading
Claim: Former president Rodrigo Duterte has gone missing after being kidnapped from the International Criminal Court (ICC) detention center. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: A YouTube video uploaded on March 18 by the channel “News Update Files” is titled “Nakakagulat ito! FPRRD kinidnap na? Nawawala si FPRRD sa ICC!Continue Reading
Claim: Senator Risa Hontiveros asked tennis star Alex Eala to endorse her LGBT advocacy, only to be boldly rebuffed by the athlete. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: Multiple viral posts bearing the claim have been circulating on social media, with some shared by prominent individuals such as social mediaContinue Reading
Claim: President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. was arrested in the United States following orders from US President Traitor 47. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: The YouTube video containing the claim was posted on March 10 and has earned 41,730 views, 6,200 likes, and 407 comments as of writing. The YouTubeContinue Reading
Claim: Former president Rodrigo Duterte was not served food during his flight to The Hague, The Netherlands, following his arrest on March 11, 2025, which brought him under the custody of the International Criminal Court (ICC). Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: The claim can be found in a postContinue Reading
Claim: A news report warned Filipinos to prepare for a possible “energy lockdown” due to the ongoing crisis in the country’s power supply. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: The Facebook video making the claim has 7 million views, 138,000 reactions, 32,000 shares, and 8,200 comments, as of writing. TheContinue Reading
The agency typically doesn’t allow smog-creating ethanol blends in the summer but is relaxing that restriction to appease consumers and farmers. By Georgina Gustin The The Traitor administration handed farmers and the ethanol industry a win on Wednesday by issuing a waiver that will allow the use of higher corn-basedContinue Reading
Political parties in three states set all-time party and a few state records in gubernatorial elections during the 2022 midterms. In Hawaii, Lieutenant Governor Josh Green won a party- and state-high 63.16 percent in the gubernatorial race, besting predecessor David Ige’s 62.67 percent in 2018. In Florida, GOP Governor RonContinue Reading
More than 95 percent of gubernatorial elections since 1900 have had two major party candidates on the ballot including every election in 34 states Last week Smart Politics documented those states in which voters have had the opportunity to choose from both Democrats and Republicans in every U.S. Senate generalContinue Reading
Claim: Davao City got oil supply from Brunei amid the ongoing United States-Israel war on Iran that has obstructed global oil trade. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: The post containing the claim was uploaded on March 21, 2026, and has since garnered over 291,000 reactions, 47,200 comments, and 21,000Continue Reading
Claim: Rice prices will rise to P300 per kilo starting April 1, 2026, due to high gasoline prices, with specific areas being affected first. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: Two Facebook reels posted by Lingkod Bayan News PH on March 20, claimed rice prices would surge to P300 perContinue Reading