Archive - FACT CHECK

A website posing as both Rappler and CNN Philippines claims to expose a “deleted interview” where Nobel laureate and Rappler CEO Maria Ressa supposedly promoted a cryptocurrency platform she is earning money from. This is fake.

As president, Rodrigo Duterte changed his position several times on key issues, such as on his promises to curb corruption and rid the country of illegal drugs.

Job posts supposedly for the TUPAD emergency employment program of the Department of Labor and Employment have been shared on Facebook. These are fake.

A short video on TikTok is erroneously claiming that President Ferdinand Marcos has signed the P100 wage hike bill. This is not true.

A YouTube video is claiming that former Commission on Elections (Comelec) commissioner Rowena Guanzon has been arrested and imprisoned. This is not true.

A video on YouTube is erroneously claiming that Sen. Raffy Tulfo has been expelled from the Senate under the order of President Ferdinand Marcos. This is not true.

A Facebook page posted a fake video claiming that cardiologist Willie Ong promoted a niacinamide toothpaste.

Pope Francis never said that Catholics can eat whatever they want for Easter, contrary to what several Facebook posts claimed.

A message warning motorists about a so-called “chop-chop syndicate” allegedly involving policemen has been going around on Facebook and private messaging platforms. This is not true.

After supporting President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. in his candidacy for the 2022 presidential election, pastor Apollo Quiboloy of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ sect now calls for his resignation.

This video emerged a week after both Romualdez and Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri shook hands and agreed to stop the word war between the two chambers of Congress.

Three YouTube videos are claiming that China has supposedly bombed Scarborough Shoal. This is not true.