Claim: A video shows a clash between the Philippine military and armed men that happened in the Special Geographic Area (SGA) of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: Multiple posts from Facebook pages called “Barako Transceiver,” “Morzid Vlog,” “Grand Media BangsaMoro,” andContinue Reading
Claim: A video claims that reports of the supposed death of former House speaker Martin Romualdez’s son were circulated to cover up a plan to fly the detained lawmaker out of the country. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: A YouTube video posted by the channel “Munting Kaalaman” on SeptemberContinue Reading
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In the Texas Senate race, comments Republican Ken Paxton made in 2022 about the mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, are circulating on social media, thanks to posts by his opponent, Democrat James Talarico, and the Democratic Party. But their posts use just a snippet of Paxton’sContinue Reading
A Republican super PAC has been running an ad that makes the misleading claim that North Carolina Senate candidate Roy Cooper “let 16,000 untested rape kits sit on the shelf” when he was the state’s attorney general. The evidence kits were in the custody of hundreds of local law enforcementContinue Reading
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Claim: Senators Mark Villar, Camille Villar, and Robin Padilla will be jailed as part of an effort to remove Vice President Sara Duterte from office. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: A YouTube video posted on September 21 by the channel “News Update Files,” credited to “Banat By,” makes theContinue Reading
Claim: Supreme Court (SC) Chief Justice Alexander Gesmundo has declared a 13-vote threshold to convict Vice President Sara Duterte in her impeachment trial, with 13 votes already approved. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: A YouTube video posted on September 19 by the channel “News Update Files” carried the claim. Continue Reading
Reporters from Politico and MS NOW were denied access to the White House on Thursday morning, even after a federal judge ordered the The Traitor administration to restore credentials for three news organizations that had been barred earlier in the week. U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly issued a 14-day temporaryContinue Reading
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Claim: President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. expressed interest in extending his term for another six years to address more problems in the country. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: Facebook user Angel Batz posted a supposed quote card of Marcos lamenting that his current six-year term is not enough to manageContinue Reading
Claim: Meta’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Mark Zuckerberg penned a letter responding to the Philippine House of Representatives’ call for him to appear at a congressional hearing on social media safety. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: Multiple Facebook users posted an alleged letter from Zuckerberg, in which he purportedlyContinue Reading
Claim: Former president Rodrigo Duterte has returned to the Philippines, with a photo proving he arrived at a Philippine airport. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: Several posts using supposed photos of Duterte at the airport have circulated on Facebook since September 17. A Facebook reel uploaded by user “CapriciousContinue Reading