At least two blogs claimed that the eldest child of US President Donald Trump said that there are times when he would think of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte as his president. [ads2] Donald Trump Jr. allegedly said the remark to show his respect for world leaders who provide selfless service to their countries despite the […] More
A blog claimed on July 27 that Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau assured the Filipinos that President Rodrigo Duterte understood their country’s problems, regardless of what the world thinks. [ads2] The article, bearing the title “Canada PM to Filipinos: The world may not but your president understands your problems,” has since been shared over 3,000 […] More
The Bureau of Customs has become the subject of fake news after a story circulated claiming that a BOC employee was caught getting an SLR camera out of a balikbayan box, but the BOC has already denied the issue. [ads2] The story bearing the title originated from Pinoy Observer, which we used to tag as […] More
Some netizens are bashing Vice President Leni Robredo for allegedly collecting dollars for her fundraising campaign to shoulder the cost of her electoral protest versus former Senator Bongbong Marcos. [ads2] They accused Robredo of making a business out of the fundraising campaign, calling her thick skinned for doing so, and cursing her for this alleged […] More
German Chancellor Angela Merkel allegedly praised President Rodrigo Duterte’s war against drugs and terrorism and hailed him as one of the “giants of the 21st century,” according to some online blogs. [ads2] The story was carried by blogs such as city-herald.com with the title “Angela Merkel praises Philippines’ Rodrigo Duterte as a “Giant of the […] More
Senator Risa Hontiveros allegedly hailed Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) founder Joma Sison as a ‘true hero,’ according to at least two blogs. [ads2] Blogs pinoyobserver.com and netiviral.com carried and published the story on July 23 with the title, “Hontiveros to Students: Prof. Joma Sison Live, and Will Die a True Hero.” The story […] More
Some Facebook pages have reposted an old photo of Vice President Leni Robredo and former United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki Moon, along with captions about how she is planning to oust President Rodrigo Duterte with Ban. [ads2] The page “Resign Leni Robredo Resign” shared the photo on July 17, which gained over 1,300 shares. […] More
A Facebook page set out to correct several Facebook posts thanking President Rodrigo Duterte for the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Mobile Kitchen sent to the soldiers in Marawi City. Philippines Defense Forces Forum said that the mobile kitchen was donated by the South Korean Army to the AFP after Yolanda, not acquired by the President. […] More
At least two websites are carrying this story about how former US President George W. Bush allegedly said that the ‘personally’ knows President Rodrigo Duterte so he also knows that the Philippine president will never give up. [ads2] The story was published by newsfoxchannel.com and aljazeerachannel.com. The problem is that just by their URLs, you […] More
A report about how a certain ‘Ivan Trump,’ which was actually referring to US First Daughter Ivanka Trump, said she is honored to meet Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has been making the rounds online since June. It has a title, “Ivan Trump, Isa Daw Karangalan Ang Makilala Niya Ang Pangulo.” [ads2] Given Trump’s position as the daughter of US President Donald Trump, […] More
Several websites published an article with this headline, “Mga Senators naghain ng Ethics complaint laban kay Trillanes, Sibakin,” and it has been shared hundreds of times. [ads2] Facebook page “Marcos Warriors” shared it and the post has been shared almost 600 times and has been reacted to over 2,000 times. “Pres. Duterte ang Agila ng […] More
Senator Leila De Lima was arrested on February 24, but an online report started circulating on July 10 claiming that she was released from prison and placed under house arrest. However, the source of the news, houstonchronicle-tv.com, is suspicious for posting several fake articles. [ads2] According to Facebook search results, the article has been shared […] More