In the midst of the word war between President Rodrigo Duterte and former US First Daughter Chelsea Clinton, some reports online claimed that her mother, former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton vowed to sue Duterte for insulting her family. [ads2] The source of the report turned out to be the fake news site cnnnews-channel.com. […] More
Hours after defending her use of the Honduran soldiers’ photo while asking for prayers for the Philippine Army, Communications Assistant Secretary Mocha Uson claimed that the Filipino masses wanted martial law for the entire country. However, a netizen noticed what he considered as a wrong assumption in Uson’s post. [ads2] Facebook user “Pinoy Ako Blog” […] More
The Marawi City conflict has been all over the news and the name of one of the country’s most wanted militant, Isnilon Hapilon, has come up a number of times. He was initially reported to be a graduate of the University of the Philippines with an engineering degree. In fact, articles about this tidbit of […] More
Senator Antonio Trillanes IV and his partylist, Magdalo, are being linked to the Maute group, the terrorist group involved in the conflict with government troops in Marawi City. What’s their connection? [ads2] Former Undersecretary for Special Concerns Abraham “Abe” Purugganan made the connection between the two groups. He started with how his friend, a retired […] More
Did Senator Leila de Lima say that she believes herself to be a hero for championing women’s rights? [ads2] The title used by blogspot user Alon C. Dy, “De Lima Believes She’s A Hero For Defending Women’s Rights in the Philippines,” does make it seem like the Senator truly sees herself as a hero for […] More
On May 28, Communications Assistant Secretary Mocha Uson shared a Facebook post by “CinEmotion Digital Films” showing what looked like the army praying. [ads2] “Let’s pray for our army. Panalangin din po natin ang mga pamilyang naiwan at nababahala sa kalagayan ng kanilang asawa at tatay,” Uson wrote. In a Twitter post, ALT Team AFP […] More
For the second time this month, the state-run news agency, Philippine News Agency (PNA), made the headlines for using a Vietnam war photo in its article about the conflict in Marawi City. [ads2] Manila Bulletin columnist Tonyo Cruz noticed the use of the photo in PNA’s article, “Urban warefare a challenge for soldiers in Marawi,” […] More
Outspoken tour guide ridiculed Communications Assistant Secretary Mocha Uson’s alleged Facebook post that can barely be understood as it is riddled with a lot of errors. [ads2] “Ladies and Gentlemen: I present to you the world’s most expensive word salad. #hehehehe #waitforhertogetpikon,” he wrote. He posted a screenshot of what appeared to be Uson’s post. […] More
Former Commission on Human Rights chairwoman Loretta “Etta” Rosales has become the subject of a false meme circulating on Facebook. The meme attributed a fake quote to her to make it seem as though she is sympathizing with the local terrorists Maute group. [ads2] Based on the meme, Rosales allegedly said, “… It is very […] More
Former APO singer Jim Paredes allegedly referred to the people in Mindanao as “taong bundok,” but he denied it, noting that these are all lies spread by fake news sites. [ads2] “I NEVER referred to Mindanaoans as Taong Bundok. My own mother is from Mindanao. Lies lies lies spread by trolls and losers on fake […] More
After Cavite Rep. Lani Mercado’s erroneous post on May 7 about the alleged death of former First Lady Imelda Marcos, another death hoax has started circulating on Tuesday, May 23. [ads2] The title of the story from asianews-tv.com says, “CONFIRMED: Former First Lady Imelda Marcos Dies At 87 From Cardiac Arrest,” and it has been […] More
After President Rodrigo Duterte’s declaration of martial law, the Filipino citizens and lawmakers have opposing reactions. Now, some blogs are claiming that Supreme Court Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno ordered the Mindanao courts to “disobey” the President’s martial law proclamation. [ads2] The story has been shared thousands of times after it was posted by Facebook […] More