There has been quite a few stories about Senator Bam Aquino on social media these days in relation to the clash between the government troops and the Maute group in Marawi City. Meme Buster has debunked the conspiracy theories about him allegedly meeting with the local terrorist group when he visited Marawi City days before […] More
Several Duterte supporters, pro-Duterte Facebook support pages, and blogs brought up the fact that Senator Bam Aquino visited Marawi City days before the clash between the government troops and members of the Maute group. [ads2] Facebook user Maharlika, one of President Rodrigo Duterte’s supporters, asked if dealing with terrorists is one of the agenda of […] More
The Philippine Daily Inquirer earned the ire of the netizens for mistakenly sharing old photos while claiming that those were photos taken in Marawi City during the clash between the government forces and the members of the Maute group. [ads2] Facebook user Lenian Gaspar was among the first ones who condemned Inquirer for posting photos […] More
According to Okd2.com, Bacolod City ranked 8th among the best cities in the world to live in, based on a list by the travel review website, TripAdvisor. [ads2] [50_50_first] [/50_50_first][50_50_second] [/50_50_second] Bacolod City reached the 8th spot in the top 20 list that was voted by over 100,000 travelers and tourists in 2016. There were […] More
President Rodrigo Duterte approved the Department of Finance’s suggestion to reject aid from the European Union that are given with conditions that may meddle with the Philippines’ internal affairs, clarified Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella. [ads2] President Duterte has lashed out at the EU a number of times for its criticism of the Philippine government’s war […] More
Fake news seems to be everywhere these days and it has reached even the government official news agency, Philippine News Agency (PNA). [ads2] On May 15, PNA posted an article with this title,”95 nations in 3rd UPR convinced no EJKs in PHL.” While we can no longer access the original version of the PNA news, […] More
Self-confessed hitman Edgar Matobato allegedly told the international media that his work with the Davao Death Squad (DDS) made him comparable to the action movie character John Wick, played by Keanu Reeves. At least this was what okd2.com is trying to sell. [ads2] The story was even shared to the Facebook group “Astig DUTERTE Warriors” […] More
Has self-confessed hitman Edgar Matobato requested for state protection against Senator Antonio Trillanes IV and his cohorts? [ads2] The story has been shared hundreds to thousands of times on Facebook already and it definitely comes as a surprise to many, considering how just in October last year, Matobato was under Trillanes’ protective custody. We traced […] More
In yet another hoax, UN rapporteur Agnes Callamard was said to have been investigated after being accused of working with drug lords in the Philippines. [ads2] The source? A certain website called gma-tv.com, something that would have immediately alerted you that the website is up to no good, given the trend of fake news sites […] More
Is Vice President Leni Robredo going on a paid meet-and-greet for at least $300 in the US? At least this is what blogger Thinking Pinoy thought, as expressed in his Facebook post, “Pay to Meet Leni?” He even included a Facebook ‘feeling’ of being “disgusted.” [ads2] “A source in L.A. who knows the organizers told […] More
Fake news writers are at it again, trying to paint an extra close relationship between President Rodrigo Duterte and Russian President Vladimir Putin. This certain story claimed that Putin allegedly called Duterte an unshakeable “institution.” [ads2] Published on gma-tv.com, which we already found to be a fake news site, allegedly said the following statements about […] More
UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions Agnes Callamard has allegedly been arrested over corruption allegations, as per the claim of several articles on Facebook. Despite how suspicious the source of the story is, it still gained hundreds of shares on the social media site. [ads2] Facebook page “Boycott Abs-Cbn Station” shared the […] More