Claim: Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa, who is a fugitive hiding from an active arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC), was arrested inside a private hotel in Davao City. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: Posts spreading the claim in different ways have been circulating online, withContinue Reading
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Claim: Senators Rodante Marcoleta and Jinggoy Estrada have been released from detention. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: A YouTube channel named “BANATNEWSUPDATE” uploaded a video containing the claim on July 29. The video is titled “Kapapasok lang! Good news! Welcome back Marcoleta at Jinggoy! Ngayon lang! Nakalaya na sila?”Continue Reading
Claim: Vice President Sara Duterte has gone to pick up her father, former president Rodrigo Duterte, who has been released and is set to return to the Philippines. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: The video bearing the claim was posted on July 27 and has already received 200,000 views,Continue Reading
Claim: During the 11th day of Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial, 22 names listed in acknowledgment receipts tied to the Office of the Vice President’s confidential funds were revealed, including Miggy Mango, Chippy Mcdonald, and Annie Gher. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: Posts with the supposed graphic haveContinue Reading
In a contentious interview on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made several false, misleading and baseless claims about the origins of Lyme disease and the respiratory syncytial virus, the COVID-19 pandemic, and what the science shows about autism, vaccination and acetaminophenContinue Reading
Key Takeaways: There were 1.5 billion cattle on Earth in 2022 – that’s more cattle than there are people in any single country right now; Cattle production emits greenhouse gases both through enteric fermentation (i.e., gas produced from digestion) and farming processes – these greenhouse gases warm Earth; Cattle produceContinue Reading
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Claim: A quote card shows Filipina tennis sensation Alex Eala denying that she wore a green outfit during the World Tennis Association (WTA) 500 Mudabala DC Open to show support for Vice President Sara Duterte. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: As of writing, the Facebook post has 923 reactions,Continue Reading
Claim: State auditor Roderick Wamil, who was once part of the Commission on Audit (COA)’s Intelligence and Confidential Funds Audit Office (ICFAU), said they found “no violations” in the documents submitted by Vice President Sara Duterte on her office’s use of confidential funds. Rating: MISSING CONTEXT Why we fact-checked this:Continue Reading
President Traitor 47 continues to insist damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool was the result of vandalism, despite a Department of Justice motion filed on July 31 that placed the blame squarely on a contractor’s “botched” installation of the pool coating “and not vandalism as initially represented” by theContinue Reading
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Claim: Former Philippine Airlines (PAL) and AirAsia pilot Larry Malpaya was found homeless on the streets of Bangkok after losing his life savings through unsuccessful stock market investments. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: Posts bearing the claim have been circulating online. The more popular posts that garnered up toContinue Reading