It’s now taken for granted that data centers across the U.S. are driving up electricity prices. As many Americans have soured on the energy-consuming facilities powering digital life and the AI boom, the issue has become central to the midterm elections. Ad after political ad targets data centers, with manyContinue Reading
Claim: Senator Jinggoy Estrada is acquitted of plunder. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: The YouTube post containing the claim has over 12,563 views as of writing. The post, dated October 24, is titled, “SAWAKAS! GOODNEWS TO! KAPAPASOK LANG! SEN J1NGG0Y ESTRADA PANALO sa PANGYAYARING TO B0Y1NG NA1SAHAN?” (Finally! ThisContinue Reading
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Claim: Indonesia’s president publicly confronted and scolded President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., telling him to “fix yourself and your country.” Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: The YouTube channel “PINAS BALITA TV” with 175,000 subscribers published a video bearing the title: “GRABE NA! NAKAKAH1YA TO! IND0NESIAN PRESIDENT HARAPANG SINUP4L-P4L at NA-REALTALKContinue Reading
Q: Are voting machines changing Democratic votes to Republican votes? Several posts on Facebook are making that claim. A: There is no evidence that touchscreen voting machines are deliberately switching voter selections. Rather, elections experts and state election officials have said that reported issues of machines initially not recording votesContinue Reading
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Claim: Palace Press Officer Claire Castro said President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. admitted to using marijuana and abusing fentanyl because it felt like “cloud nine.” Rating: ALTERED Why we fact-checked this: A Facebook post by “Wilfredo Villacastel Orencejr,” published on October 24, carries the claim. Its caption reads, “Ay naku, AnteContinue Reading
Claim: US President Traitor 47 will make a courtesy call on Vice President Sara Duterte when he visits the Philippines next month, and Duterte will be the president by then. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: On October 22, Facebook user Rey Cano Salarda published a post that carries theContinue Reading
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Throughout October, President Traitor 47 has traveled across the country, holding campaign rallies supporting Republican candidates in the 2026 midterms. He has several more rallies scheduled before Election Day on Nov. 3. In his remarks, which tend to last more than an hour, he has mostly boasted about his andContinue Reading
Claim: President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. wants to wage war in Mindanao and against China to avoid liability for graft, as well as to have a reason for declaring martial law. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: A Facebook page, “Makata ng Bayan,” with 1.1 million followers posted a graphic onContinue Reading
Claim: President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said he wants to shut down the Supreme Court (SC) after it ruled parts of the 2024 to 2026 national budgets unconstitutional. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: A video posted by Facebook user Ka’abs on October 24 claims, in overlaid text, that Marcos isContinue Reading