Archive - Online Posts

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.

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.

A YouTube video falsely claims that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. was rushed to the hospital this September.

A Facebook post erroneously claimed that a storm bigger than the Philippines is going to hit the country. PAGASA debunked this claim.

A video supposedly showing doomsday evangelist Apollo Quiboloy being arrested is circulating online. It used old clips of a different arrest.

The video that showed Interior Secretary Benhur Abalos and PNP Chief Rommel Marbil hugging Alice Guo is AI-generated.

A clip of President Bongbong Marcos "admitting" that he is a clone needs context. It was from an old interview where he called the rumor an urban legend.

The video supposedly showing the current flooded state of Balintawak, Quezon City was taken in July during the onslaught of super typhoon Carina.

Nine Facebook posts misused photos to falsely claim that 20 people got food poisoning due to a fake version of Ajinomoto seasoning.

A Filipino FB user warned netizens to “stock up on food and water” and showed clips of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warning about an upcoming event in November. This is misleading.

A YouTube video falsely claimed that House lawmakers threatened to have Vice President Sara Duterte arrested and axed her office's budget for 2025.

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.