Fact-Check
FACT CHECK: Viral “water bottle bicycle” video is AI-generated
A viral video from @AnonimAvukat on X (formerly Twitter) claims to show a bicycle made from plastic water bottles that...
FACT CHECK: Phoenix Wright is a fictional video game character, not Duterte’s new ICC defense counsel
FALSE. Posts circulating on social media claim that Phoenix Wright, a well-known defense attorney from the Ace Attorney video game...
FACT CHECK: Karen Davila did NOT say she is “willing to die” for the Duterte family
FALSE. A viral post claims broadcast journalist Karen Davila said she is “willing to die” for the Duterte family.
FACT CHECK: No proof Bank of the Philippine Islands testified on Sara Duterte’s bank accounts
FALSE. A viral post claims that the Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) testified or “confessed” about the bank transactions...
FACT CHECK: No AFP withdrawal of support; Marcos remains president
FALSE. A viral post claims the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has withdrawn support from President Ferdinand Marcos Jr....
FACT CHECK: No evidence VP Sara Duterte “jailed” or “destroyed” vlogger Lovely Granada
FALSE. A viral post claims vlogger Lovely Granada was challenged to a debate by Vice President Sara Duterte and was...
FACT CHECK: Romualdez did not apologize to Duterte family
FALSE. Martin Romualdez issued a public apology to the Duterte family and promised to “reveal everything he knows.”
FACT CHECK: Supreme Court did not order detention of alleged Duterte “bagman”
FALSE. The Supreme Court of the Philippines has ordered the detention of Ramil Madriaga, described online as Vice President Sara...
FACT CHECK: Supreme Court has not dismissed Sara Duterte impeachment case
FALSE. The Supreme Court of the Philippines has dismissed the impeachment case against Sara Duterte following House hearings.
FACT CHECK: President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is not a clone as social media personality claims
FALSE. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is dead and a clone is impersonating him