Fact-Check
FACT CHECK: Image of former President Duterte with long hair beside Kitty Duterte is AI-generated
MISLEADING. A Facebook post shows former President Rodrigo Duterte with unusually long hair beside Kitty Duterte in a “Breaking News”-style...
FACT CHECK: Senate President Tito Sotto does not want to be the prime minister of the Philippines
FALSE. The quote suggested Sotto was "ready" to take over and push for Charter Change (Cha-cha) to become Prime Minister...
FACT CHECK: Aphelion does not cause colder weather or health risks in the Philippines
FALSE. A Facebook post claims that the aphelion phenomenon, which began in January, will bring colder-than-usual weather in the Philippines...
FACT-CHECK: Senator Risa Hontiveros will run for president on the 2028 national elections
FALSE. The video circulating on Facebook claiming Senator Risa Hontiveros announced her presidential run on January 25, 2026, is AI-generated,...
FACT CHECK: No evidence Bong Revilla accused VP Sara Duterte of corruption
FALSE. A YouTube video claims that former Senator Bong Revilla directly accused Vice President Sara Duterte of being the mastermind...
FAKE NEWS: Marcos Jr. recovered ₱1 trillion from stolen flood control projects’ funds
FALSE. A viral Facebook post by Tatak Trending Ph claims that President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. supposedly “recovered” ₱1 trillion...
FAKE NEWS: Vice President Sara Duterte says “Bakit pa kailangan mag-trabaho kung may presidente naman?”
FALSE. A Facebook post by the page Unofficial PBBM News is circulating, with images and a quote of Vice President...
FACT CHECK: No verified statement that Palace official said Marcos was ‘overworked’ in hospital
FALSE. Palace Press Officer Claire Castro made remarks about the President being “overworked” and advised by doctors to “slow down”...
FACT CHECK: Cong. Terry Ridon does not want to oust Supreme Court officials in-charge of voiding VP Sara Duterte’s impeachment complaint
FALSE. Bicol Saro Party-list Terry Ridonwants to hold Supreme Court officials accountable because he does not side with their decision...
FACT CHECK: Fr. Flavie Villanueva did not declare EJK victims as ‘future saints’
FALSE. Fr. Flavie Villanueva declares that a victim in the Extrajudicial Killings (EJK) Museum is being considered, endorsed, or recognized...