Archive - FACT CHECK

A false advisory about a P1,000 monthly pension for all senior citizens in the Philippines is circulating again on social media.

A viral Hurricane Milton video compilation misleadingly showed several clips not taken when the storm struck Florida.

Neither hepatologists nor traditional medicine experts recommend drinking water mixed with calamansi juice to "clean" the liver.

A YouTube video falsely claims that dismissed mayor Alice Guo will be deported to China.

A video on YouTube misled people into thinking that former president Rodrigo Duterte is gunning for a Senate seat. This is not true.

A Facebook Reel falsely claimed that the US Federal Reserve is requiring banks around the world to have gold reserves to continue operations.

A viral video claims to show the final moments of the victims of a Thailand school bus inferno, this is misleading.

Bogus Facebook ads used website impostors of GMA News to claim that financial adviser Chinkee Tan promoted a cryptocurrency platform.

Three FB pages are claiming that the MRT-3 is offering commuters a transportation card with a year's worth of train rides. This is fake.

Another fake Facebook ad about bee venom cream claims that the ointment was created by PGH and endorsed by a certain Renato "Waterdok" Paragas.

The anti-dynasty provision is contained in a Bangsamoro law and a Comelec resolution. Neither the Comelec nor the transitional Bangsamoro Parliament are considered part of Congress

An FB post claimed that former president Ferdinand Marcos Sr.'s last will and testament mentioned gold assets deposited in the Bank of England. Not true.

Within five minutes, former president Rodrigo Duterte has contradicted himself from saying the PDP belongs to the opposition in the current administration to not being in the opposition.

Ads on Facebook for a pulse oximeter supposedly made by St. Luke's Medical Center are fake. The hospital has disowned the ads.

A YouTube video claims that SAGIP Party-list Rep. Rodante Marcoleta has been removed from office. This needs context.

A YouTube video misleads that France has entered into an alliance with Vice President Sara Duterte.

A netizen on Facebook (FB) warned people against eating fish in Antique, hours after heavy waves partially destroyed a public cemetery in the municipality of Sebaste in Antique.

A YouTube video claims that Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister Sok Chenda Sophea entered into an alliance with Vice President Sara Duterte. This is misleading.

A circulating video of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos Sr. saying his son died in London is fabricated.

Go was one of the 17 senators who voted on June 2, 2021 for Senate Bill No. 2232, recognizing the legitimacy of offshore online gaming and taxing the POGOs.

Footage of a supposed super typhoon that will devastate the Philippines is circulating online. The clips show animated images of a 2018 hurricane in the US.

Several Facebook pages imitating private companies are promising "anniversary giveaways" to netizens. These are scams. The companies have disowned the posts.

Multiple Facebook posts are claiming that US-based CNN has reported that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is addicted to cocaine. This is fake. CNN has not published such a report and the image is fabricated.

A Facebook post falsely claimed that the Philippines broke a world record by planting 3.2 million trees in an hour.