Rappler.com (Page 3)

Claim: Batangas 2nd District Representative Gerville Luistro has been removed from office.  Rating: FALSE  Why we fact-checked this: A post published on March 10 containing the claim has already received 14,398 reactions, 4,700 comments, and 643 shares, and continues to gain engagement as of this posting.  It was posted following theContinue Reading

Claim: Senator Risa Hontiveros said she would file a case with the International Criminal Court (ICC) against Israel and United States President Traitor 47 over alleged violations of human rights laws in Iran. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: Various posts are circulating the fabricated statement across pro-Duterte Facebook groups,Continue Reading

Claim: Secretary of Interior and Local Government Jonvic Remulla urged Filipinos to move past the flood control corruption controversy as the dry summer season approaches, calling on the public to focus instead on the health risks posed by counterfeit cigarettes. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: Several versions of aContinue Reading

Claim: The International Criminal Court (ICC) is releasing detained former president Rodrigo Duterte after Fujiki Shunichi of the International Career Support Association (ICSA) pleaded for his release at the United Nation Human Rights Council (UNHRC) session on March 11. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: The YouTube post containing theContinue Reading

Claim: Former president Rodrigo Duterte has been sentenced to reclusion perpetua in his International Criminal Court (ICC) case.  Rating: FALSE  Why we fact-checked this: The video bearing the said claim has already received 45,017 views and 3,500 reactions as of writing. It was posted on March 8, 2026, days afterContinue Reading

Claim: Naga City Mayor Leni Robredo publicly disputed Vice President Sara Duterte’s claim that repatriating overseas Filipino workers from the Middle East would be easy, citing airspace restrictions and security threats in the region. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: A Facebook post quoted Naga City Mayor Leni Robredo saying,Continue Reading

Claim: Fuel prices in the Philippines can reach up to ₱200 per liter because of a drone attack that hit the state-owned Saudi Aramco oil refinery in Ras Tanura, Saudi Arabia. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: Several posts posted in the week of March 9, uploaded separately by threeContinue Reading

Claim: Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson has been removed from his position in the Senate. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: The YouTube video containing the claim has 7,400 views, 591 likes, and 65 comments as of this posting. It was uploaded on a YouTube channel claiming to be a newsContinue Reading

Claim: Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa has been expelled from the Senate. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: The claim can be found in several Facebook posts, two of them with substantial interactions — a post on March 9 from the page “Ritz East” with around 1,300 reactions, 504 comments,Continue Reading

Claim: Davao City Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte sought assistance from China to help evacuate overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) stranded in the Middle East.  Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: The TikTok video containing the claim has 584,300 views, 67,300 likes, 3,362 comments, and 5,279 shares as of this posting. TextContinue Reading

Claim: Sheerah Escudero’s brother, Ephraim, was not a victim of extrajudicial killings (EJK) but of riding-in-tandem hitmen.  Rating: MISSING CONTEXT  Why we fact-checked this: One post has already received 13,000 reactions, 2,300 comments, and 1,100 shares as of writing. It was posted on February 25, during the confirmation of chargesContinue Reading

Claim: Catholic priest Flaviano “Flavie” Villanueva was removed from his priestly duties for allegedly receiving suitcases of money sourced from public funds and misappropriating billions of pesos.  Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: The YouTube video containing the claim has 4,500 views, 334 likes, and 72 comments as of writing.Continue Reading