Claim: A video shows former House speaker Martin Romualdez saying nine senators and half of the members of the House of Representatives will be implicated in the budget corruption controversy once he reveals the truth. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: One video bearing the claim has already received 147,000Continue Reading
Claim: The House of Representatives has been placed under martial law, causing disarray among its members. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: The video containing the claim was posted on May 4, and has since garnered over 18,400 views, 1,100 likes, and 60 comments on YouTube. Its thumbnail features theContinue Reading
Claim: Harvard Law School professor and international law expert Annalise Keating, along with New York-based lawyers Jessica Pearson, Harvey Specter, and Mike Ross, will represent former president Rodrigo Duterte at the International Criminal Court (ICC) as his new defense counsel. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: A post bearing theContinue Reading
Claim: A photo shows the explosive eruption of Mayon Volcano, with lava flows seen on the volcano’s slopes. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: The post has already received 2,100 reactions, 672 comments, and 249 shares as of writing. It was posted on May 3, a day after Mayon VolcanoContinue Reading
Claim: The Supreme Court has ordered the arrest of former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: The YouTube videos containing the claim have accumulated a combined total of 37,000 views, 958 likes, and 98 comments as of writing. The videos were posted by “PINAS BALITA TV,”Continue Reading
Claim: Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson called on President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to resign immediately over the flood control corruption controversy. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: The YouTube video containing the claim has 6,200 views, 391 likes, and 69 comments as of writing. It was uploaded on a YouTube channelContinue Reading
Claim: Filipinos with a national ID or a vaccine card can avail themselves of free electricity and various subsidies by completing an online registration form. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: Various posts making claims like these have been circulating on Facebook, mostly posted by pages that present themselves asContinue Reading
Claim: The Supreme Court (SC) issued an order blocking the renewed impeachment proceedings against Vice President Sara Duterte. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: A Facebook post bearing the claim has already received 1,300 reactions, 379 comments, and 161 shares as of writing. It was posted on April 28 amidContinue Reading
Claim: The Supreme Court (SC) has issued a verdict on the petition seeking to compel President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to disclose his medical condition. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: The post bearing the claim was uploaded on Facebook on May 1 and has already received 1,200 reactions, 337 comments,Continue Reading
Claim: A photo of the 19 people killed during an armed encounter in Toboso, Negros Occidental — dubbed the Toboso 19 — shows them holding the flags of communist-linked groups and other organizations frequently red-tagged. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: The photo has been circulating on various social mediaContinue Reading
Claim: Davao City Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte signed a historic contract with a Japanese official that would bring a railway or subway system to the city. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: A photo posted on Facebook by Tau Awam was uploaded on May 1, claiming that Davao City willContinue Reading
Claim: President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has been hospitalized and is in critical condition because of illegal drug use. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: The video containing the claim was uploaded on May 5 and has since garnered over 30,300 views, 2,900 likes, and 250 comments. The video’s thumbnail claims:Continue Reading
Claim: House Senior Deputy Minority Leader and Mamamayang Liberal (ML) Party-list Representative Leila de Lima visited Ramil Madriaga, Vice President Sara Duterte’s alleged former bagman, in jail and gave him a “script” for his statements during Duterte’s impeachment hearing. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: The YouTube video containing theContinue Reading