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Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

“President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. says he has instructed his Cabinet secretaries to continue giving cash assistance and subsidies to poor Filipinos amid the COVID-19 pandemic until the government feels the people could already stand on their own feet.”

Vera Files rated this: Flip-flop

Vera Files says: Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno said during a budget hearing at the House of Representatives in August that giving cash assistance in relation to the pandemic "should already be discontinued because we have actually f…

Mark Dreyfus, Attorney-General

“The government's bill to establish a National Anti-Corruption Commission honours Labor's commitment before the election "in both form and substance".”

RMIT ABC Fact Check rated this: In the ballpark

RMIT ABC Fact Check says: Mr Dreyfus's claim is in the ballpark. Labor didn't simply promise to establish an anti-corruption body. Rather, its election platform pledged to legislate a "powerful, transparent and independent" commission. Prior to …

រួបរួម ដេីម្បីសេរីភាព / Unite for Freedom, Social Media User

“A photo of a banknote printed with an old image of Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen and a picture of armed forces was uploaded on social media last year. The post got viral shares, comments, and reactions from Khmer-speaking social media users.”

Fact Crescendo Cambodia rated this: Altered

Fact Crescendo Cambodia says: The original image shows the banknote has an image of the late King Norodom Sihanouk on the front side and an image of the late King with PM Hun Sen on the rear side. The banknote was released last year to mark the 30th…