Claim: The bill postponing the November 2 barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections (BSKE) became a law on September 21, prompting the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to announce the suspension of the filing of certificates of candidacy. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: A Facebook account named “Rolando Hagos,” which currentlyContinue Reading
Claim: Batangas 2nd District Representative Gerville Luistro said she’s ready to replace Vice President Sara Duterte amid the latter’s ongoing impeachment case. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: Facebook user Artsky Abdul Esonsa posted on September 6 a quote card featuring Luistro, the lead public prosecutor in Duterte’s impeachment trial.Continue Reading
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Claim: Senator Vicente “Tito” Sotto III called for the conviction of Vice President Sara Duterte in her impeachment trial even without valid evidence. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: Facebook user Jonathan Ornoza 2.0 posted Sotto’s supposed statement, labeled as “breaking news.” The post reads, “Gusto ni Sotto i-convict agadContinue Reading
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When asked about the largest surge in measles in over 30 years, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has repeatedly claimed that the U.S. is doing or has done “better … than any country in the world” in controlling outbreaks of the disease. But plenty of nationsContinue Reading
Headlining a conference for Children’s Health Defense, the nonprofit he previously led that regularly spreads vaccine misinformation, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made a litany of familiar false and misleading claims, particularly about vaccines. For a few months earlier this year, Kennedy had largely stopped talkingContinue Reading
A Republican TV ad cherry-picks parts of last year’s budget reconciliation law, known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, to overstate the impact of the law or distort Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff’s record. The ad from One Nation never mentions the OBBBA – a partisan bill that received noContinue Reading
Claim: Following his arrest, medical findings confirmed that former House speaker Martin Romualdez has stage 4 cancer. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: A YouTube channel named “News Update Files” uploaded a video on September 9 claiming that Romualdez has stage 4 cancer. Text on its thumbnail reads, “Stage 4Continue Reading
Claim: Lawyer Michael Wesley Poa has vacated his post as Vice President Sara Duterte’s spokesperson. Rating: MISSING CONTEXT Why we fact-checked this: The claim was posted on September 9 by the Facebook page “Balita at Kaalaman,” which has more than 219,000 followers. The post has reached over 1,800 reactions asContinue Reading
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Claim: Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa is under the protection of US President Traitor 47 and is currently under American custody. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: A YouTube channel named Update Pinas News, credited to Don Mar TV, uploaded the video on September 10 carrying the claim. Text onContinue Reading