Son of disgraced Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos and heir to the family dynasty, Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. won the Philippine general election in a landslide victory on Tuesday. Based on […] The post Misinformed electorate contribu
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AFP Fact Check→ Images of Filipino students ‘calling for end to free food stalls’ have been doctored
Three photos shared repeatedly in multiple Facebook posts purport to show students in the Philippines calling for an end to community-run stalls offering free food during the Covid-19 pandemic. But these photos have been doctored: they originally sh
AFP Fact Check→ Doctored news graphic falsely claims Filipino official advised giving China’s Sinovac vaccine to poor people
As the Philippines gave emergency approval to the Chinese-made Sinovac coronavirus vaccine, a purported news graphic circulated online that appeared to show genuine comments about the jab from the Philippines' head of vaccine procurement, Carlito Ga
AFP Fact Check→ Filipino pool champion Efren Reyes confirms he is alive after death hoax report
Multiple Facebook posts shared repeatedly in early January 2021 claim Filipino pool champion Efren Reyes had died at the age of 65. The claim is false: in response to the hoax reports, Reyes told AFP on January 19, 2021 that he was "still alive". The
AFP Fact Check→ Doctored news graphic falsely claims Filipino official branded poor people a ‘burden’ in coronavirus vaccination drive
A photo repeatedly shared on Facebook purports to show a news graphic containing genuine remarks by a Philippine presidential spokesperson that poor people are a “burden” on the government's coronavirus vaccination efforts. The claim is false: the
AFP Fact Check→ Misleading viral video claims Filipino tycoon ‘shamed’ Philippine Vice President in interview
A video viewed hundreds of thousands of times in multiple posts on Facebook and YouTube purports to show Filipino tycoon Fernando Zobel de Ayala "shaming" Vice President Leni Robredo in an interview. The claim is misleading: the video shows the busin
AFP Fact Check→ Hoax report circulates that Filipino police officer was released after double murder charge
Multiple blog posts have shared a video they claim shows a Filipino police officer was "released" after being charged with double murder in December 2020. The claim is false: the video in fact shows a news report about an unrelated case. Police i
AFP Fact Check→ This image includes a fabricated anti-Duterte quote, falsely attributed to a Filipino politician
An image has been shared repeatedly in multiple Facebook posts that purports to show remarks by a Filipino politician in which he appears to criticise Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte. The claim is false; the image has been digitally altered
AFP Fact Check→ Doctored video shared alongside false claim that Filipino official ‘beat man for violating coronavirus restrictions’
A video has been viewed thousands of times in multiple YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and blog posts alongside a claim it shows a Filipino official beating a man after he violated coronavirus restrictions. The claim is false: the clip has been doctored t
AFP Fact Check→ This photo of a Filipino celebrity has been been doctored — the original does not show a message about communists
A photo has been repeatedly shared in multiple posts on Facebook alongside a claim it shows a Filipino celebrity denouncing the Communist Party of the Philippines. The claim is false; the photo of the celebrity has been doctored from an earlier image t
Poynter→ How a team led by a journalist is fighting coronavirus misinformation in the Filipino community
Last year, Leezel Tanglao traveled to the Philippines as part of an immersion program from the Filipino Young Leaders Program, a nonprofit organization of leaders that aims to advance the Southeast Asian country and the Filipino community. Tanglao, a H
Poynter→ How a team led by a journalist is fighting coronavirus misinformation in the Filipino community
Last year, Leezel Tanglao traveled to the Philippines as part of an immersion program from the Filipino Young Leaders Program, a nonprofit organization of leaders that aims to advance the Southeast Asian country and the Filipino community. Tanglao, a H
AFP Fact Check→ Misleading claim circulates that World Bank and IMF were established by former dictator Ferdinand Marcos and Filipino nationalist
Multiple posts shared repeatedly on Facebook claim the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) were established by former dictator Ferdinand Marcos and Filipino nationalist Jose Rizal. The claim is misleading; the World Bank and the IMF we
AFP Fact Check→ This photo has circulated in reports about a Filipino man burning a Malaysian flag in a protest
A picture has been shared hundreds of times on multiple posts on Facebook alongside a claim it shows a Malaysian Chinese man burning a Malaysian flag. The claim is false; the photo has circulated in reports about a Filipino man burning a Malaysian flag
Poynter→ Fact-checkers stand by Maria Ressa, Santos Jr. and Rappler in the wake of Filipino court’s verdict
Fact-checkers responded with a mix of rage and resolve to the guilty verdict given to Maria Ressa, Rappler’s CEO and executive director, and former researcher-writer Rey Santos Jr., in a cyber libel case that threatens press freedom in Asia. Sinc
AFP Fact Check→ Filipino Facebook page behind doctored Kendall Jenner Black Lives Matter photo
Amid a wave of US protests over racism and police violence against African Americans, a photo of US model Kendall Jenner holding a Black Lives Matter sign caused doubt and mockery as online users pointed out an obvious edit to the image. The picture, w
PolitiFact→ The Manila Times – Claims Filipino journalists are trying to oust President Rodrigo Duterte lack evidence
The Truth-o-Meter says: False | Claims Filipino journalists are trying to oust President Rodrigo Duterte lack evidence On April 22, the Manila Times, a newspaper in the Philippines, published a story that claimed there’s a plot to discredit t
FactCheck.org→ Posts Misrepresent Rescue of Crew from Ship Attacked by Houthis
Para leer en español, vea esta traducción de Google Translate. Quick Take A missile fired by Yemen’s Houthi militants damaged a British-owned cargo ship on the Red Sea on Feb. 18 and forced its crew to evacuate. Some social media posts f
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show ‘Hindu Indian’ Immigrant Defecating In Public — It’s A Staged Scene By A Content Creator
Does a video on social media show a "Hindu Indian man" coming to America and taking a "dump in public"? No, that's not true: The video shows YouTuber Prince Zee, who is not Hindu or Indian, performing one of the many stunts that have earn
FactCheck.org→ Post Misrepresents Condition of Israeli Hostages Released by Hamas
Para leer en español, vea esta traducción de Google Translate. Quick Take More than 100 hostages taken by Hamas during its Oct. 7 attack on Israel have been released through a negotiated swap for 240 Palestinians held in Israeli prisons. A pos
FactCheck.org→ Bogus Claim About Miss USA Originated on Satirical Website
Quick Take The Miss USA crown was passed to the runner-up earlier this year, and the Miss Netherlands title went to that country’s first transgender winner in July. Both will compete to be Miss Universe in December. But a Facebook post spread
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Queen Elizabeth II Did NOT Congratulate Marcos Jr. On May 11, 2022, For His Presidential Election Win — It’s Satire Post
Did Queen Elizabeth II congratulate Ferdinand Marcos Jr., the presumptive president-elect of the Philippines, on May 11, 2022, for his presidential election win? No, that's not true: A social media post claiming that the queen called Marc
Poynter→ Fact-checkers around the world share their experiences with harassment
Plainclothes policemen arrived at an office of Filipino journalists in Quezon City, professing they’d come to carry out a routine background check. But for the VERA Files reporters who had […] The post Fact-checkers around the world share their
FactCheck.org→ U.S. COVID-19 Vaccines Follow Conventional Health Standards and Protocols
SciCheck Digest Clinical and real-world studies have shown that the COVID-19 vaccines are effective in preventing serious disease, and there is a long history of vaccine requirements in the U.S. But a list of bogus claims, shared around the world in re
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: 2019 ‘Median U.S. Household Income’ Data In Chart Does NOT Show Official Numbers Of Household Income By Race, But The Data Is From The U.S. Census Bureau
Did this "Median U.S. Household Income" chart for 2019 show the estimated amounts earned by race and ethnic group, and was the data in this chart recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau? Yes, but it's lacking context. The chart is from the gov
AFP Fact Check→ This graphic has been doctored to include Pacquiao’s name in the Philippine president’s quote about a former diplomat
A graphic attributed to Philippine broadcaster ABS-CBN that features a purported quote from Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has been shared in multiple posts on Facebook and Twitter. The graphic claims that Duterte said he will “punch” Filipin
AFP Fact Check→ Doctored image of ‘missing’ Philippine president misleads social media users
A photo has been shared repeatedly in online posts that suggest it was manipulated to include Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte sitting at a desk with one of his longtime allies. The image circulated online as Filipinos speculated about Duterte
AFP Fact Check→ Doctored posts mislead on poll favourite to replace Duterte as Philippine president
A graphic shared in multiple Facebook and TikTok posts purports to show Filipinos voted vice president Leni Robredo as the frontrunner to win the country's presidential election in 2022, according to a new poll. The graphic, however, has been docto
AFP Fact Check→ Boxer-politician Manny Pacquiao not ‘disqualified’ in 2022 elections, Philippine poll body says
A video that claims Filipino boxing champion turned politician Manny Pacquiao has been disqualified in the 2022 presidential election has been viewed tens of thousands of times online in March 2021. The claim is false: the Philippine Commission on Ele
AFP Fact Check→ This video shows a Filipina flight attendant on board a Cebu Pacific plane in 2020
A video has been viewed tens of thousands of times on Facebook, YouTube and TikTok alongside a claim that it shows a flight attendant crying on board Indonesia’s Sriwijaya Air Flight SJ 182 shortly before the aircraft crashed into the Java Sea in Ja
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Dominion Software Is NOT Developed by Engineers from Venezuela And Votes Are NOT Sent to Servers in Spain
Is Dominion Voting Systems software developed by engineers from Venezuela and were votes sent to servers in Spain? No, that's not true. Government and independent election technology experts confirm what Dominion's spokesperson says: Domi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Pictures Do NOT Show The Family Of A Record-Setting Fertile Woman
Did a woman in the 1700s give birth to 16 pairs of twins, seven sets of triplets and four sets of quadruplets (a total of 69 children) in just 40 years, with the same man fathering all the children? And is this a photo of the very large f
AFP Fact Check→ This old photo shows comedian Vic Sotto carrying his daughter, not his wife Pauleen Luna
An old photo has been shared tens of thousands of times in multiple Facebook posts that claim it shows Filipino comedian Vic Sotto carrying a child who would grow up to be his wife, fellow celebrity Pauleen Luna. The photo was shared side-by-side with
AFP Fact Check→ Fresh false claims about COVID-19 vaccine and 5G technology spread online in the Philippines
Multiple Facebook posts shared thousands of times by Filipino Facebook users in June 2020 make several false claims about a future vaccine for COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus. The posts also make claims about a link between a p
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Italy’s President NOT Caught On Camera Crying Over, and Regretting, Nation’s COVID-19 Response
Was Italy's president shown on camera in a video crying over the toll that COVID-19 has taken on that country and decrying the lack of preparedness in the early stages of the coronavirus spread? No, that's not true. The video still shown in a
Lead Stories→ Fake News: 20 Million Chinese Did NOT Convert To Islam, And It Was NOT Proven That Coronavirus Epidemic Did Not Afflict Muslims
Did 20 million Chinese people convert to Islam after it was proven that the coronavirus epidemic did not afflict Muslims? No, that's not true: The video does not appear to show Chinese people but rather Filipino men. They are heard speaking a
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Man Knocked Down by Vehicle in Toronto NOT Identified As Rugby Union coach Ben Ryan (or Lawrence Sichalwe or Sanath Jayasuriya or Kenneth Duremdes)
Was a man knocked down by a vehicle in Toronto identified as Rugby Union coach Ben Ryan or Lawrence Sichalwe or Sanath Jayasuriya or Kenneth Duremdes? And did he later die in hospital? No, that's not true: a fake news site that appears to be r
Snopes→ US Returns 3 Disputed Bells Taken from Philippines in 1901
Americans took the church bells as spoils of war that Filipinos would demand for decades to be handed back.