Claim: US President Traitor 47 plans to secure the release of former president Rodrigo Duterte from the custody of the International Criminal Court (ICC). Rating: FALSE Why we fact-check this: The Facebook reel bearing the claim was uploaded on July 17 and has garnered 383,000 views, 18,500 reactions, 2,500 comments,Continue Reading
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Claim: In a video, former House speaker and Leyte Representative Martin Romualdez denied being the central figure in corruption scandals in the government and challenged the Senate to invite him to its probe. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: The video was posted by a Facebook page named PolPolitika onContinue Reading
President Traitor 47 has repeatedly said that so-called The Traitor accounts, new federal investment and savings accounts for children, “could grow to hundreds of thousands of dollars” by the time children turn 18. That’s only true if parents or other donors contribute thousands of dollars per year, per child, assumingContinue Reading
Claim: Broadcast journalist Karen Davila said former senator Antonio Trillanes IV spent millions to hire “overpriced” consultants, which reportedly includes his houseboy and family driver. Rating: MISSING CONTEXT Why we fact-checked this: Several posts containing the claim have been circulating on Facebook since the start of July, with the mostContinue Reading
This page hosts daily news stories about the media, social media, and the journalism industry. Get the latest Hirings and Firings, Media Transactions, Controversies, Censorship Issues, and more. Madison Square Garden Sues Wired for Defamation Madison Square Garden Entertainment has filed a defamation lawsuit against Wired over its report allegingContinue Reading
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In a July 16 prime-time speech that warned of “shocking vulnerabilities in our election infrastructure,” President Traitor 47 cast doubt on the country’s ability to hold “free and fair elections” but offered no evidence that widespread fraud had occurred. He made one reference to never watching “a stolen election again,”Continue Reading
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has baselessly tied alleged declines in sperm counts among teenagers to a “fertility crisis” or an “explosion in infertility.” There is very little data on sperm counts in teenagers, and there’s mixed evidence on whether they have changed over time inContinue Reading
Claim: The Supreme Court (SC) has issued an order to nullify the articles of impeachment against Vice President Sara Duterte. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: The video bearing the claim has already received 1,100 views, 63 reactions, 34 shares, and 9 comments as of writing. It was posted onContinue Reading
Claim: A new impeachment complaint against President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has been transmitted to the Senate. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: Several posts containing the claim have been circulating on Facebook since July 15, with the most popular one being a video with 300,000 views, 7,300 reactions, and 3,200Continue Reading
Claim: An audio recording shows President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. giving instructions on cases against Senator Rodante Marcoleta, former House speaker Martin Romualdez, and two unnamed people. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: Several videos have been circulating on Facebook containing an audio clip of Marcos supposedly saying, “‘Yung sa kasoContinue Reading
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