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A YouTube channel claimed that the Archipelagic Sea Lanes Act has been made into law. This needs context.

An FB Reel featured a woman who falsely claimed that the public would be prevented from conducting digital bank transactions from more than 5 kilometers away from their homes.

The Facebook Reel that showed people protesting on the street was not taken in Davao. It was originally taken in Kenya in June.

A Facebook page erroneously linked the attack of the MT Sounion to a different Houthi-led assault on an oil tanker this year.

A YouTube video falsely claims that suspended Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo has exposed President Bongbong Marcos for being involved with POGO operations in the country.

Multiple posts on FB falsely claim the Land Bank of the Philippines offered scholarships for the academic year 2024-2025.

A video on YouTube claims that the Philippines, Australia, Japan and the United States have banded together to attack Chinese forces in the West Philippine Sea. This is not true.

An opinion radio host accused former Sen. Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan of stealing credit from the current administration for providing free public Wi-Fi in public spaces. The lawmaker is the principal author of the law that made this possible.

A YouTube video claims that the Philippine Navy received two of the British Royal Navy’s warships in a handover ceremony. This is not true.

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.

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.

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.

A YouTube video claims that New Zealand recently handed over its warship HMNZS Aotearoa to the Philippines. This is false.

A YouTube video is claiming that Speaker Romualdez has been tagged as a wanted individual by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and the Senate. This is not true.

A video on YouTube is falsely claiming that the Philippine government has ordered to block officials from the International Criminal Court from entering the country. This is not true.

A YouTube video is claiming that the daily minimum wage in the country will be increased to P1,000. This is misleading.

This is not true. Duterte, who was not elected to Congress, cannot be appointed as speaker of the House of Representatives.