The United Nations was said to have apologized to President Rodrigo Duterte for doubting him, according to an online report. The report, originating from a blog called latestdutertenews.altervista.org, claimed that people were shocked when UN released its latest statement about Duterte, extending their apologies to the Philippine president, when both do not agree with each […] More
Senator Risa Hontiveros was mocked by some netizens for walking out after blogger Rey Joseph Nieto, a.ka. Thinking Pinoy, responded to her questions during the Senate hearing on fake news on October 4. Bearing the headline, “Risa Hontiveros Hindi Kinaya Si Thinking Pinoy, Nag Walk Out?! Panoorin,” or a similar one, it was an effective […] More
Supporters of President Rodrigo Duterte bashed journalist Jessica Soho over an online story accusing her of telling the President that he cannot file an impeachment complaint against Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno and Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales. [ads2] The title itself, “Jessica Soho: Excuse me, hindi ka pwedeng magpa-impeach Duterte!” is a clickbait that tries to […] More
So many fake news sites have surfaced with URLs mimicking the URLs of the websites of mainstream media. This time, the fake CNN site, cnnnews-channel.com, even dragged Pope Francis’ name into the false story that claimed that he told Filipinos that President Rodrigo Duterte was chosen by God. [ads2] The story, with the title “Pope […] More
American presidential son Barron Trump allegedly said that he is honored to see President Rodrigo Duterte during US President Donald Trump’s upcoming visit to the Philippines in November. However, the source is a blog called skynews-tv.com. This site is not related to news.sky.com, a news site that “delivers breaking news, headlines and top stories from […] More
Netizens slammed Senator Manny Pacquiao for allegedly saying “eat my longgadog” to an American host during an Instagram Live video, but the lawmaker did not make that remark. [ads2] Scouring Facebook for relevant posts, we found that it was posted by the Facebook page “Letse Ka” on October 1 at 3:51 pm. It was also […] More
The electoral protest against Vice President Leni Robredo filed by her rival, former Senator Bongbong Marcos, is still being tackled by the Supreme Court, sitting as the Presidential Electoral Tribunal (PET), but fake stories have surfaced regarding the alleged results of the protest. One of the most recent one had Robredo allegedly saying that she […] More
US President Donald Trump allegedly told the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) to stop condemning the Philippines and invest in the country instead by helping it overcome its challenges. However, this is another fake story from the fake news site aljazeeranews-tv.com. [ads2] Trump was said to have mentioned the Philippines and its drug problem, which […] More
Vice President Leni Robredo allegedly said that she was pressured and left with no choice but to participate in the September 21 rally against dictatorship, according to the fake news site that is trying to mimic Al Jazeera. [ads2] Once again, aljazeeranews-tv.com made up a story. This time, it paints Robredo as a government official […] More
Former Social Welfare Secretary Judy Taguiwalo clarified that she did not attend the Commission on Human Rights’ rally on September 21. She contradicted actress Vivian Velez’ claim that she attended the rally, saying that she is not “Yellow.” “Hello. Hindi ako yan! Una, hindi ako dilaw! Never ako dilaw! Ikalawa, I am out of the […] More
The Catholic Church has once again become the subject of fake news when online articles surfaced about how assorted adult toys and abortion pills were allegedly found at an old convent for nuns in Bulacan. [ads2] The articles were published by various blogs, but pinoyobserver.com was likely the most familiar website that carried the story, […] More
An online story about what were reportedly thousands of adult Betamax or VHS tapes found in Dagupan Cathedral spread online, causing netizens to slam the Catholic Church. [ads2] With a title “Thousands of Adult Betamax/VHS Tapes Found Inside Dagupan Cathedral,” the story actually came from the fake news site pinoyobserver.com. But when you click on […] More