Claim: Former Ateneo Blue Eagles head coach Thomas Anthony “Tab” Baldwin has been arrested following the deaths of basketball players Rene Clert Baterbonia and Chukwuemeka Divine Adili during a team-building activity. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: The YouTube video bearing the claim was posted on June 9 and hasContinue Reading
Claim: The International Criminal Court (ICC) dismissed the crimes against humanity case against former president Rodrigo Duterte. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: A Facebook post shows a photo of Duterte with his children, Vice President Sara Duterte and Davao City 1st District Representative Paolo Duterte, outside the ICC inContinue Reading
Claim: Senator Erwin Tulfo resigned from his post as the chair of the Senate blue ribbon committee following the testimonies of 18 alleged former security aides of former lawmaker Zaldy Co. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: Various YouTube videos circulating online contain the claim. A channel named “PINAS NEWSContinue Reading
Claim: Former senator Antonio Trillanes IV called on the International Criminal Court (ICC) to consider the fatalities in the Mindanao quake as among the extrajudicial killing (EJK) victims in former president Rodrigo Duterte’s trial. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: The June 14 Facebook post by the page, “Swaktong Balita,”Continue Reading
Claim: Former president Rodrigo Duterte is back home and has been seen at the airport with his former lead defense counsel, Nicholas Kaufman. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: The Facebook post bearing the claim was posted on June 1 and has since garnered over 1,070 reactions, 130 comments, andContinue Reading
Claim: A quote card shows Senator Joel Villanueva criticizing Senator Alan Peter Cayetano, saying that the quorum of 12 senators mustered during the June 3 Senate session was legal. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: The Facebook page “Kuya Rudz,” with 7,000 followers, uploaded the quote card on June 6.Continue Reading
Claim: Senator Vicente “Tito” Sotto said only 11 votes are needed to convict Vice President Sara Duterte in her impeachment trial. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: Multiple posts bearing the claim were uploaded on June 3, in the Facebook group “SARA DUTERTE SUPPORTERS,” which has over 487,400 members. TheContinue Reading
Claim: International Criminal Court (ICC) “insider judge” Ambawtukahm blasts his fellow judges for allegedly showing bias in the case of former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: The Facebook reel showing the quote card was posted on June 6 and has already received 141,000 views, 2,100Continue Reading
Claim: The bloc of Senator Alan Peter Cayetano, which used to be the Senate majority, has resigned. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: The YouTube video containing the claim has 8,300 views, 711 likes, and 116 comments as of writing. It was posted by “PINAS BALITA TV,” a channel claimingContinue Reading