“Fugitive Atong Ang has died in Malaysia”
FactRakers rated this: False
FactRakers says: Ang was last spotted in the Philippines and almost arrested, according to authorities
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“No oil price hikes under Marcos Sr.”
FactRakers rated this: FALSE
FactRakers says: Oil prices in the Philippines spiked from 1971 to 1984 — a period marked by two global oil crises — despite then-President Ferdinand Marcos Sr.’s oil regulation policies,
“Free electricity for select customers”
FactRakers rated this: ALTERED
FactRakers says: No free electrity scheme approved by energy agencies; video of announcement is AI-generated
“Interpol has arrested ex-Rep. Zaldy Co”
FactRakers rated this: FALSE
FactRakers says: Photo of extradition of American in Dominican Republic misused
“Image shows young Filipinos holding protest vs China”
FactRakers rated this: ALTERED
FactRakers says: Image has no basis in fact, was AI created
“Photo shows elderly man holding a pro-Duterte sign”
FactRakers rated this: ALTERED
FactRakers says: Image is AI-generated
“President Marcos shown kissing Palace spokesperson Castro”
FactRakers rated this: ALTERED
FactRakers says: Image is AI-generated
“The military has been compromised after an old video resurfaced, showing Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. thanking then House Speaker Martin Romualdez for passing an allowance reform.”
Vera Files rated this: Needs context
Vera Files says: The AFP denounced the video, stating that the allowance reform went through the appropriate legal channels and that no political bargaining occurred.
“Palace Press Officer Claire Castro resigned this November.”
Vera Files rated this: Misleading
Vera Files says: The News5 report used in the posts was published in July, when Claire Castro filed her courtesy resignation as part of the standard transition process of then newly appointed Presidential Communications Office Secretary…
“Babolat gifted Alex Eala a “brand-new luxury sports car”. Eala requested to have its equivalent financial value donated to young Filipino athletes instead.”
Vera Files rated this: Fake
Vera Files says: Neither Alex Eala's camp nor Babolat, a French sports equipment company, has released any statement about the gifting of a sports car to the tennis star. The post failed to give proof that the event actually happened, a…
“Germany issued a shocking statement, saying the ‘Philippines is not easy.”
Vera Files rated this: FAKE
Vera Files says: There is no official statement from the German government commenting on the Philippines' state.
“Sen. Imee Marcos was sentenced to life imprisonment after she was sued by President Ferdinand Marcos.”
Vera Files rated this: False
Vera Files says: The Palace has said there were no plans to take legal action against the senator after she confirmed rumors of the president's alleged drug dependency.
“A video shows footage of a rally on EDSA attended by Iglesia ni Cristo, United People's Initiative and other groups calling for the resignation of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.”
Vera Files rated this: False
Vera Files says: The video was originally taken in Dakar, Senegal in February 2022 during a parade celebrating the victory of their national football team in the Africa Cup of Nations for the first time in history.
“Former Ako Bicol party-list representative Zaldy Co said the Dutertes coerced him to defame President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.”
Vera Files rated this: Fake
Vera Files says: The video was generated using artificial intelligence. Co never said he was forced to paint Marcos in a bad light in any of the three-part videos he published online.
“The 1987 Constitution has a provision that allows a rally of two million people to trigger the swearing-in of a new president.”
Vera Files rated this: False
Vera Files says: There is no provision in the 1987 Constitution that allows the swearing-in of a new president once a protest rally attendance reaches two million people. Historically, people power movements were able to oust presidents…
“Videos announce the distribution of “school incentives” to students”
Vera Files rated this: Fake
Vera Files says: The circulating videos announcing the distribution of ”school incentives” to students are fake and manipulated using AI.
“Video shows protest rally in the Philippines”
FactRakers rated this: FALSE
FactRakers says: Footage is from September anticorruption rally in Nepal
“Knee-high flood ravages Philippine classroom”
FactRakers rated this: ALTERED
FactRakers says: Video showing image was artificially generated
“Ex-Rep. Zaldy Co claims he was fall guy in flood control scandal”
FactRakers rated this: ALTERED
FactRakers says: Audio was AI-generated and added to a newcast's file video
“Photo shows typhoon 'Tino' deaths”
FactRakers rated this: FALSE
FactRakers says: Original photo was taken by Reuters showing deaths arising from an Oct. 29 antidrug operation in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil