A Facebook page hit ABS-CBN for using the wrong thumbnail for a report warning about lone wolf attacks after the government troops’ victory in Marawi City. [ads2] In a Facebook post on November 7, Facebook page “Dumaguete Awareness” pointed out the use of a photo of an anti-terror simulation exercises for the Marawi-related report. “Another […] More
Senator Antonio Trillanes tagged the column claiming that US President Donald Trump called him “little narco” as fake news, a claim that the columnist later apologized for. Trillanes was reacting to a column by Al Pedroche that was published by the Philippine Star on October 30, 2017 with the title, “’Little Narco’ met with Sen. […] More
It seems like Manila Times columnist Rigoberto “Bobi” Tiglao was one of those who believed that the Philippine Daily Inquirer misled the people by using the photo of an El Shaddai gathering in Luneta for a report about the “Start the Healing” rally on Edsa on November 3. However, he later deleted the post and […] More
Teresita Ssen “Winwyn” Marquez just won the Reina Hispanoamericana 2017 title in Bolivia, but she has immediately become a victim of a story, which turned to be a satirical one. Marquez was said to have called President Rodrigo Duterte the best president in the world during the pageant. [ads] The story was first published by […] More
Thousands of people attended the “Heal Our Land” rally at EDSA on November 5, hoping to raise the alarm about impunity and to end the killings of suspected drug personalities and criminal offenders. Organizers of the event appealed to all interested participants to make the rally a nonpartisan one, discouraging people from bringing streamers and […] More
After the Philippine Airlines settled its outstanding debt of P6 billion with the Philippine government on November 3, some articles started circulating on Facebook claiming that PAL offered President Rodrigo Duterte free ride from Manila to Davao and vice versa. [ads2] But the source of the story is not exactly a good source of real […] More
Some Duterte fan pages on Facebook are sharing a blog stories about how President Rodrigo Duterte has allegedly been named as the best president in the world. The post came with a thumbnail of an anchorman with Korean writings in the news ticker and it looked quite familiar. It turned out we already wrote an […] More
Radio station Radyo Agila’s website published a story about the second phase of the Laguna Lake Highway being opened to the public on October 28. But what caught the netizens’ attention, aside from the story itself, was the thumbnail that was used in the story. [ads2] Veteran newscaster Jay Sonza shared the story on his […] More
Senator Antonio Trillanes IV has become the subject of several fake stories in the past, followed by mostly negative comments from the netizens. This time, another story has claimed that a Fil-American cyclist flipped the senator the finger during his visit in the US. [ads2] Facebook page “Philippine News Courier” shared the story, first published […] More
The Bureau of Internal Revenue is said to be targeting the Hacienda Luisita next in its tax collection list since the sugar plantation allegedly owed P14.7 billion in unpaid taxes. At least, this is what the fake news site okd2.com is claiming. [ads2] Published on November 3, the story earned the attention of a few […] More
An article claiming that ICC Prosecutor, named as “Fataou Bensouda,” announced that the trial against President Rodrigo Duterte on his alleged extrajudicial killings has been set for January 2018 has been circulating online. [ads2] Some netizens shared the story on Facebook, fully believing that Bensouda made the announcement. She was quoted saying the following remarks: […] More
Facebook page “Random post,” posted GMA News Online’s #WalangPasok graphics to claim that President Rodrigo Duterte cancelled classes and work on November 2 and that classes are to resume on November 6. However, the graphics is misleading as there has been no official announcements confirming the said claims by the page. [ads2] “#UndasUpdate President Rodrigo […] More