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in Busted, Hoax AlertBusted: Hontiveros will help female driver who hit taxi driver in viral video file cyberbullying case? It’s fake news!
Senator Risa Hontiveros is allegedly going to help the female driver who figured in a viral video for hitting a taxi driver file a cyberbullying complaint against her online bashers. [ads2] The story was published by thereadersfeed.com, archlight.media. rarenews.altervista.org, pinoynewscast.altervista.org, bayangpilipinas.com, and more. It was also shared by Facebook pages “Balitang OFW’s” and “Favradio FM.” […] More
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in BustedBusted: 114 tangke de giyera ibinigay ng Amerika sa Pilipinas? But story was reported in February 2016!
Some Facebook fan pages are all praises for President Rodrigo Duterte for his intelligence and good leadership skills while sharing the story about how the American government gave the Philippine Army 114 tanks. [ads2] The admins of the fan pages wrote “Iba talaga kapag matalino at mahusay ang Pangulo… 114 Tangke De Giyera, Ibinigay ng […] More
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in Busted, Hoax AlertBusted: Trillanes hired Lascañas, Matobato as personal bodyguards? This is a made-up story!
After testifying against President Rodrigo Duterte and accusing him of being involved with the Davao Death Squad (DDS), former police officer Arthur Lascañas and Edgar Matobato are allegedly now working as personal bodyguards of Senator Antonio Trillanes IV. At least this is what some online articles are claiming. The story made it to the posts […] More
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in Busted, Hoax AlertBusted: Hontiveros defended the CPP-NPA during joint session on martial law extension? Title is misleading!
Senator Risa Hontiveros was accused of defending the New People’s Army (NPA), the armed wing of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) during the joint session of Congress on December 13 on President Rodrigo Duterte’s request to extend the declaration of martial law in Mindanao for another year. [ads2] The headline said “Hontiveros Ipinagtanggol […] More
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in Busted, Hoax AlertBusted: Aquino said he’s willing to return money earned from Dengvaxia deal? It’s not true!
Some blogs are claiming that former President Benigno Aquino III said that he is willing to give back the money he earned from the Dengvaxia deal that was approved during his administration. [ads2] Given the public’s growing interest in the issue, the story quickly picked up on Facebook, where it has already been shared thousands […] More
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in Busted, Hoax AlertBusted: Hontiveros, de Lima refused to vote for Santiago’s Quezon Cross? It’s not true!
Two senators, Senators Grace Poe and Sonny Angara, nominated the late Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago for the highest recognition in the country, the Quezon Service Cross, to honor her “legacy of dedicated, outstanding and selfless” service to the country and its people. President Rodrigo Duterte nominated Santiago for the award. [ads2] But some blogs online […] More
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in Busted, Hoax AlertBusted: Miss Universe 2017 said she wants to work with Duterte, supports his drug war? It’s fake news!
Miss Universe 2017 Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters, along with other Miss Universe candidates, visited the Philippines a few days ago and obviously enjoyed their stay in the country. Aside from congratulating the newly crowned beauty queen, some opportunists took advantage of the visit by spreading fake news about Nel-Peters. [ads2] The fake story tellers wove a tale […] More
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Busted: Robredo questions Duterte’s photo on OFW ID card? It’s not true at all!
Vice President Leni Robredo allegedly questioned the placement of President Rodrigo Duterte’s photo in the newly released identification cards for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). [ads2] And the story has already spread on Facebook after being shared by individual Facebook users and Facebook pages, such as “Alan Peter Cayetano Supporters International,” “Pinoy News Huddle,” “Newspaper Pilipinas,” […] More
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Astellas Pharma dragged into ‘12-rupee’ Dengvaxia issue warns public they’re not selling products on IndiaMart, other online portals
When issues about the dengue vaccine Dengvaxia cropped up, among the points raised was how the Aquino government made tons of money for putting a P1000 price tag on a dose of Dengvaxia vaccine when it only allegedly costs 12 rupees (around P9.38, as of writing) in India. We wrote an article that pointed out […] More
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in Busted, Hoax AlertBusted: Dengvaxia sold in India for only 9 pesos? But dengue vaccine is not yet sold in India!
While the Department of Health (DOH) bought the dengue vaccine Dengvaxia for P1,000, some blogs are claiming that the vaccine only cost a little over P9 in India. [ads2] The Facebook fan page of losing senatorial candidate Greco Belgica made the computations and dubbed it as the “Calculus of Corruption.” According to the computations, whoever […] More
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in Busted, Hoax AlertBusted: Trudeau apologized to Filipinos, vowed visa-free entry for Filipino caregivers? It’s fake news!
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau allegedly apologized to the Filipinos and promised to give Filipino caregivers visa-free entry to his country. At least this is what some blogs are claiming. [ads2] The story has already been shared several hundreds of times on Facebook by pages such as “Duterte,” “Latest Duterte News,” “Philippine News Courier,” and […] More
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in Busted, Hoax AlertBusted: December 8 declared as special non-working holiday? It’s fake news!
Some blogs claimed that December 8 has been declared as a special non-working holiday, but this is not really the case. [ads2] The articles from philippinesreport.com and philnews.ph have used a misleading title that has been shared thousands of times on social media. What’s true is that December 8 is not yet a holiday. The […] More
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