“K to 12 program will be scrapped in 2024”
FactRakers rated this: False
FactRakers says: Government hasn't announced a plan or decision. A bill he cites doesn't providing for the program's removal
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“US Navy's strongest warship docked in Manila”
FactRakers rated this: FALSE
FactRakers says: Video shows a different ship at sea and which docked in Subic, not Manila. The USS Zumwal, the American Navy's strongest warship, was docked in San Diego, CA at the time.
“The Philippines has a 107M population with 60% in the labor force”
FactRakers rated this: False
FactRakers says: The Philippine population was already more than 109M in 2020 and currently stands at nearly 114M. Its labor participation rate is 64%
“GMA TV broadcast was hacked”
FactRakers rated this: FALSE
FactRakers says: Video was manipulated
“Teacher party-list group collects money for communist groups”
FactRakers rated this: False
FactRakers says: Money collected from members are union dues allowed by law
“Executive Order 23 abolished anti-insurgency task force”
FactRakers rated this: False
FactRakers says: The order created a committee to protect workers' rights
“Philstar.com is a communist 'propaganda machine”
FactRakers rated this: FALSE
FactRakers says: Reporting on deaths of communist leaders doesn't make an organization like Philstar.com a mouthpiece of the communist movement. Other media outlets ran the same report
“Ex-president Dutere's war on drugs curbed corruption”
FactRakers rated this: Misleading
FactRakers says: Corruption worsened during the Duterte presidency
“Saudi Arabia presented Marcos a giant gift”
FactRakers rated this: MISLEADING
FactRakers says: The gift was not for Marcos but for 10,000 Filipino workers in Saudi Arabia who were uncompensated by bankrupt construction firms there
“Detained activist's daughter die due to her membership in communist movement”
FactRakers rated this: MISLEADING
FactRakers says: Child died of pneumonia
“FBI puts up reward for info leading to Quiboloy's arrest”
FactRakers rated this: FALSE
FactRakers says: FBI has made no announcement
“Catholic groups holds rally to protest against UST dance troupe”
FactRakers rated this: FALSE
FactRakers says: Photo was taken in 2012 when conservative Christian groups protested against Lady Gaga's concert in Manila/
“Photo suggests New People's Army planning to surrender”
FactRakers rated this: MISLEADING
FactRakers says: Communist rebels have announced no such plan after founder Jose Ma Sison's death. Photo was manipulated.
“Senator Cayetano praying for Filipinos to forget his promised P10,000 cash assistance”
FactRakers rated this: FALSE
FactRakers says: Many netizens thought satirical post was real
“Traditional media ignored Sandro Marcos' post on fake quote about onions”
FactRakers rated this: FALSE
FactRakers says: Marcos' rebuttal was reported by big media and fact checkers
“Benigno Aquino Jr. plagiarized American poet Archibald MacLeish's work”
FactRakers rated this: FALSE
FactRakers says: Aquino had attributed Macleish's quote on freedom
“Bridge in Pasig lit up in Marcos-Duterte's red and green campaign colors”
FactRakers rated this: MISLEADING
FactRakers says: The bridge lit up in different colors, not only red and green ,during a lighting ceremony, a nonpolitical activity
“IBON think thank is communist movement's 'propaganda mill”
FactRakers rated this: No basis
FactRakers says: No proof offered to substantiate claim which is persistently made as part of Red-tagging
“Sara Duterte coercing a man to participate in a toothbrush drill”
FactRakers rated this: MISLEADING
FactRakers says: Image was manipulated to insert a toothbrush
“0.5% drop in unemployment rate resulted in 1.2M new jobs”
FactRakers rated this: Misleading
FactRakers says: Official labor force surveys don't support the claim