According to some blogs, Japan has generously donated 1 trillion yen for the rehabilitation of Marawi City. Naturally, the said article has been widely shared on social media. [ads2] While getting such a hefty donation to bring back Marawi City to the way it was before the conflict erupted between the Maute terror group and […] More
Once again, this fake news site struck again with a claim that the Supreme Court has postponed the 2022 presidential elections unless the election protest for the vice presidency gets resolved. [ads2] On June 7, Okd2.com published an article with this headline, “No Presidential Election on 2022 unless Marcos-Robredo case is resolved, SC says.” As […] More
Vice President Leni Robredo has allegedly filed a case against the Lugaw Queen Franchise, claimed a report that has been circulating on Facebook this week. The fact that it came from the known fake news site okd2.com made the claim suspicious, but it did not stop several Facebook pages from sharing the story. [ads2] It […] More
Senator Risa Hontiveros has become the apple of the eye of several fake meme makers as yet another photo of her holding a sign with a fake statement has been making the rounds in social media. [ads2] The photo posted on June 8 by “Baste News,” one of the many Facebook fan pages dedicated to […] More
Reports about the alleged surrender of 90 members of the local terrorists Maute Group have been circulating in social media these past few days. They bore the headline, “Breaking: Nakakagulat Ang Pagsuko ng 90 Mauti Members, Bumahag Ang Buntot ng Inulan ng Pagsabog. And yes, whoever wrote the headline misspelled “Maute,” despite how infamous the […] More
The Liberal Party, Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), and the United States are allegedly going to assassinate President Rodrigo Duterte soon to install Vice President Leni Robredo as the next president, claimed several articles that are being circulated online. [ads2] Bearing the title, “CONFIRMED: LP, US and CIA will soon assassinate Duterte to make Robredo the […] More
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
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
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
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
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
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