Facebook user Sheena Yap repeatedly shared an article claiming that Senator Leila De Lima was found dead in her detention cell. [ads2] Yap shared the link to Facebook groups such as “Duterte Ka!,” “Rudy Duterte Fans Club,” and “Solid Duterte for President 2016.” [50_50_first] [/50_50_first][50_50_second] [/50_50_second] But when we clicked on the link at duthirty.ga, […] More
Have you read about The Asian Policy Press’ eye-catching headline saying, “Rappler’s Maria Ressa claims 90 people per minute wanted to rape her”? [ads2] The Asian Policy Press obviously showed its animosity towards Ressa and Rappler as it described both by writing: “Maria Ressa is the founder of Rappler, a propaganda machine masquerading as a […] More
Saudi Arabians are reportedly keeping an eye on their next possible king. Will it be King Rodrigo Duterte then his term ends as Philippine president? This is what an online story is claiming, with its title being, “Saudi Arabians request Duterte to be their King after the end of his term!” [ads2] Surprisingly, despite how […] More
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe allegedly advised President Rodrigo Duterte not to pay any attention to “unnecessary noise distraction” from his rivals and focus instead on generating projects for the common Filipinos. He reportedly made the remarks in the midst of Japan government pledging to give Philippines support one the Duterte administration’s infrastructure plans. [ads2] […] More
A website claimed that Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov thanked President Rodrigo Duterte for maintaining Russia-PH relations and told him that Filipinos are welcome to Russia. [ads2] The source, cnnnews-channel.com, included a direct quote from Lavrov: “Russia’s doors are open for your citizens.” Lavrov reportedly said this after Duterte toured the Russian-guided missile cruiser Varyag […] More
Pro-Duterte Facebook page “OFW GLOBAL MOVEMENT Supports President Rody Duterte” shared an article claiming that Senator Antonio Trillanes IV is planning to hide in the United States. [ads2] Entitled “U.S Embassy reject Trillanes’ VISA processing.” (yes, there is a period in the title), the article from cnnnews-channel.com said that the US embassy has “deferred” the […] More
Did the Presidential Electoral Tribunal (PET) already set a recount for the Vice Presidential votes this May 27? An article from socialmediaph.info did make the claim and the story made it to the Facebook fan page for former Senator Bongbong Marcos, “BongBong Marcos United.” The post already gained over 200 shares. [ads2] But the source […] More
Magdalo Rep. Gary Alejano filed the first impeachment complaint against President Rodrigo Duterte on March 16. He cited betrayal of public trust, culpable violation of the Constitution, engaging in bribery, graft and corruption, and other high crimes as his complaint’s grounds for impeachment. He filed a supplemental complaint on March 30 for failure to defend […] More
Vice President Leni Robredo has figured in a lot of fake stories, but this recent one about her planning to introduce “hour sex breaks at work” is pretty ridiculous. Unfortunately, some netizens still bought it and bashed Robredo for it, calling her names. [ads2] Facebook user Allan Fernandez shared the story to the Duterte support […] More
US President Donald Trump was said to have announced a program that aims to take care of Filipinos living in America, as a symbol of his appreciation of President Rodrigo Duterte. [ads2] It was shared to Duterte fan page “President Rody Duterte Facebook Army,” with the post gaining 201 shares. The post was also shared […] More
Earlier, Senator JV Ejercito revealed that President Rodrigo Duterte told senators over dinner that foreign intelligence sources provided evidence over Senator Leila De Lima’s involvement with drugs. Duterte dined with the new Senate majority block at the Malacañang Park grounds on March 14. [ads2] “He only said the evidence against her (de Lima) was international […] More
Queen Elizabeth II is a certified favorite among hoax writers. Now, fake news sites wanted to make it seem like she is praising President Rodrigo Duterte, calling him the Philippine’s “last card.” [ads2] It doesn’t seem to matter that a lot of fake news linking the British monarch to Duterte have been busted. The President’s […] More