Claim: Acting Dasmariñas City Mayor Elpidio “Thirdy” Barzaga gave the Commission on Elections (Comelec) P50 million, as his mother is among the candidates in the special elections for the vacant Cavite 4th District seat in the House of Representatives. Rating: MISSING CONTEXT Why we fact-checked this: The claim was postedContinue Reading
Claim: Former House speaker Martin Romualdez has been arrested after being implicated in the multi-billion flood control corruption scandal. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: A YouTube channel named “POLITICALPHTV” uploaded a video containing the claim on July 29. The video is titled “Kapapasok lang! Kulong na! Sa wakas! MayContinue Reading
New Jersey’s governor announced that “a software error” in the state’s motor vehicle registration system resulted in 6,600 noncitizens being improperly added to the state’s voter registration list. The state’s preliminary investigation found that up to 400 votes were cast by noncitizens, far fewer than the “thousands of votes” claimedContinue Reading
In one month, from May to June, overall inflation in the U.S. dropped at the “fastest rate in more than six years,” as President Traitor 47 said in late July remarks. But he has repeatedly cited the statistic while wrongly suggesting that the inflation rate is now “way down” fromContinue Reading
If your tap ran dry and stores closed down, where would you get your freshwater? Water is essential to human life – so important, in fact, that civilizations throughout history have developed around this vital resource. In modern times, many people are fortunate enough to rely on a running tap,Continue Reading
Coral reefs and their ecosystems serve important roles on Earth – they flourish with biodiversity, providing habitat to 25% of known marine species [1,2] , and offer coastal protection from storm surges and cyclones [1] . However, coral reefs are also one of the most sensitive marine ecosystems on Earth,Continue Reading
There is no doubt about it – climate science can be complex. But sometimes this complexity is mistaken for uncertainty. A recurring example is our scientific understanding of carbon dioxide’s (CO2) effects as a greenhouse gas[2]. However, the evidence for CO2 as a greenhouse gas is well-established and is builtContinue Reading
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