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Checked by FactRakers19 Dec 2023Philippines
Social media posts

“Marcos Sr. behind first rocket launcher made in PH”

FactRakers rated this: Misleading

FactRakers says: A TikTok video compiling the late president Ferdinand Marcos Sr.’s supposed accomplishments has misappropriated a 10-year-old photo of South Korea’s rocket launcher to claim that the rockets being fired from it were the…

Checked by FactRakers19 Dec 2023Philippines
Social media posts

“PH unveils strong missiles for defense vs China”

FactRakers rated this: Misleading

FactRakers says: A series of images a YouTube video has claimed showcase the Philippine Navy’s recently acquired anti-warfare capability include three old images of Indian artillery, two of which are more than a decade old.

Social media posts

“Provisions listed under various sections of the Prevention of Communal and Targeted Violence (PCTV) bill discriminate against Hindus. This bill was introduced by the Congress led UPA government in the Parliament in 2013”

FACTLY rated this: MISLEADING

FACTLY says: Most of the provisions stated in the video that allegedly discriminate against Hindus are actually not mentioned in the PCTV bill. Section 7 only talks about meaning of sexual assault, but it doesn’t talk about any reli…

Chris Christie, Republican Presidential Candidate

“Under the Trump administration's trade deal, “China's only fulfilled one-third of the promises of agricultural products that they were supposed to buy from our farmers.”

PolitiFact rated this: Half True

PolitiFact says: By conventional calculations, China met 83% of its commitment for agricultural purchases. Christie offered an alternative calculation that doesn’t credit China for the purchases it was already making in 2017.