“The Department of Education announced the addition of Grade 13 level to senior high school starting the school year 2025–2026.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 17 May 2025.
Vera Files rated thisFake
What Vera Files found
DepEd labelled this as “fake news” in a statement issued on May 18 as it reminded the public to be cautious and discerning against misinformation.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 17 May 2025. Vera Files (Philippines) looked into it and published its finding on 19 May 2025, 2 days later. Its rating was “Fake”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/share/p/18sxtZsZNi/
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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.