A photo of Senators Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan and Risa Hontiveros that made them appear as though they were holding hands went viral on Facebook. Coupled with the fact that Pangilinan’s wife, actress Sharon Cuneta, left for the US a few days ago, it started rumors that the couple are having marital problems because of Pangilinan’s […] More
Some articles popped on social media bearing claiming that President Rodrigo Duterte warned American business magnate, investor and philanthropist George Soros that he has a bounty on his head in the Philippines. [ads2] The article was shared by Facebook users Sean Adl-Tabatabai and Baxter Dmitry. Their Adl-Tabatabai even shared the article to the Facebook group […] More
The article with the headline “Panoorin: Magka-partido, magkatabi at higit sa lahat naka holding hands?” has accumulated hundreds of shares on Facebook. It was shared by Facebook pages including “Duterte Sa Masa,” “Duterte Loyalist,” and “Diehard Duterte Supporters,” among others. [ads2] [50_50_first] [/50_50_first][50_50_second] [/50_50_second] [ads1] But the link leads you to a website containing a […] More
A policeman was initially accused of violating the law by allegedly peeing behind a street structure, but the photographer who took the picture later attested to the fact that the cop was merely washing his hands. [ads2] Facebook user Jojie Claudio posted this photo of a cop with his back pictured and his legs spread […] More
In an Instagram post on May 10, Ormoc City Mayor Richard Gomez claimed that it was President Rodrigo Duterte who signed the Centenarian Act into law a few months ago. [ads2] “The first centenarian in Ormoc City to receive their benefit of 100 thousand pesos. This is the Centenarian Act signed by Pres. Rodrigo Duterte […] More
France has elected a new president on May 7 in the person of 39-year-old Emmanuel Macron and the hoax makers were quite swift in making up fake news about Macron. Their story? They claimed that Macron said that he will ‘do a Duterte’ to crackdown on drugs and lawlessness in France. [ads2] The website states-tv.com […] More
Miss Universe 2015 Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach was named as the new Goodwill Ambassador of the Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) Asia-Pacific on May 3. This is a fitting title, given the beauty queen’s winning answer when she said that she wants to pursue her AIDS advocacy, winning her the 2015 title. [ads2] As […] More
Former First Lady Imelda Marcos was a victim of a death hoax before, something that Meme Buster debunked. But on May 7, Imelda became the subject of Cavite Rep. Lani Mercado Revilla’s tweet, sending her condolences to the Marcos’ family for Imelda’s alleged demise. [ads2] “Our condolences to the Marcos Family. It was a pleasure […] More
It has been a while since a Facebook page impersonating Senator Manny Pacquiao has been up and fooling people into believing that the senator is giving away free houses. [ads2] According to a post by the Facebook page “Sen. Manny Pacquiao Libreng Pabahay” on December 23, 2016, the senator is giving away 2,000 free houses […] More
The United Nations has allegedly changes its tune to defend President Rodrigo Duterte, according to some articles circulating on Facebook. [ads2] The story has been shared by some Duterte support pages on the social media site, including “Duterte Phenomenon,” “Pres. Rody Duterte News Global,” “Duterte Balita,” “Duterte Administration,” “Duterte Para sa Pagbabago,” “Filipino News Info,” […] More
Facebook page Favradio posted a collage of photos of convicted Algerian hacker and malware developer Hamza Bendellajd with a caption claiming that the hacker died. Based on the photos alone, it was implied that he died by hanging. [ads2] Favradio wrote, “The smiling Hamza Bendellajd, a computer science graduate, one of the World’s greatest hackers. […] More
We all heard about how US President Donald Trump called President Rodrigo Duterte on April 29 to affirm the US-PH alliance and expressed his interest in cultivating a “warm, working relationship” with the Philippine president, said a Malacañang official. [ads2] Presidential spokesperson Ernesto Abella said Trump told Duterte that he was looking forward to his […] More