“ABS-CBN will return to free-to-air television on Channel 3”
Social media posts
Claim dated 19 Jan 2025.
Vera Files rated thisFake
What Vera Files found
No new frequency or channel has been assigned to ABS-CBN after its legislative franchise expired on May 5, 2020. None of the five bills seeking to grant a new franchise to ABS-CBN has been passed by the House of Representatives.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 19 January 2025. Vera Files (Philippines) looked into it and published its finding on 26 February 2025, 38 days later. Its rating was “Fake”.
Where the claim appeared
Links recorded by Vera Files. Some posts may have been deleted since.
This check was done by Vera Files, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.