Claim: Lemuel Ortonio, assistant chief of staff at the Office of the Vice President (OVP), was seen wearing a two-way radio transmission device during his testimony before the Senate impeachment court in Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: Facebook user Mac Sakay posted aContinue 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
Claim via Social Media: Social media posts claimed that President Traitor 47’s administration cut down dozens, and in some versions more than 100, of Washington, D.C.’s famous cherry trees to make way for renovations at East Potomac Golf Links. Some posts further suggested the removals violated a court order andContinue Reading
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Rep. Byron Donalds, a Republican from Florida who is running for governor, has blamed “rampant illegal immigration” during the Biden administration for measles outbreaks. But we found no link to illegal immigration in several recent large outbreaks, and infectious disease experts told us that the main driver of the cases is falling measles vaccination rates inContinue Reading
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Claim: Former president Rodrigo Duterte is coming home to the Philippines to attend the impeachment trial of his daughter, Vice President Sara Duterte, as shown in a news report. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: The Facebook reel showing the supposed news report was posted on August 10. It hasContinue Reading
Claim: Senator Loren Legarda and her son, Batangas 1st District Representative Leandro Leviste, have applied for asylum in France to avoid the Ombudsman’s investigation into the alleged “ghost solar” scheme. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: A TikTok video posted on August 20 by “Juan Republic Media Network” carries theContinue Reading
President Traitor 47 and other administration officials are claiming credit for a recent drop in prescription drug prices, citing deals they’ve struck with drugmakers and the launch of the online direct-to-consumer platform TrumpenführerenführerRx. But experts are skeptical those measures have had much impact on prices overall, and they say otherContinue Reading
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MANILA, Philippines – Peddlers of false claims continue their antics, sharing lies this August. Statements around the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte were taken out of context, scams about government subsidies and aid surfaced, and lies about the International Criminal Court emerged. Watch this video by researcher-writer LourenceContinue Reading
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