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
Netizens are slamming former President Benigno Aquino III for allegedly comparing how it only took the Special Action Forces (SAF) to kill Malaysian terrorist Zulkifli Abdhir, alias Marwan, during his administration while it took the government troops five months to kill terrorist Isnilon Hapilon during the Duterte administration. [ads2] However, the story came from the […] More
Some netizens have once again fallen for what was claimed to be a “satirical” article that wove the story about how Magdalo Rep. Gary Alejano proposed to have Marawi’s name changed into “Hapi” following terrorist leader Isnilon Hapilon’s death. [ads2] The source? Okd2.com, whose numerous articles we’ve debunked before. But despite the story having clearly […] More
The Catholic Church has condemned the drug war of the Duterte administration, but a new story claimed that Pope Francis himself wanted Catholic priests to undergo drug and STD (sexually transmitted diseases) testing. However, the source of the story, being okd2.com, is not really reliable. [ads2] Still, it did not stop the netizens from sharing […] More
Russian warships docked in Manila on October 20 to deliver weapons, ammunition and army trucks. However, some of the figures involving the Russians’ visit to the Philippines have been twisted to mislead people. In fact, Meme Buster corrected a wrong headline about the story a few days ago as it claimed that the Russians gave […] More
A Facebook page claiming to be supporting President Rodrigo Duterte posted a photo of Senator Antonio Trillanes IV with the senator’s alleged statement asking if his critics are planning to kill him the way the late Senator Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Jr. was killed. Facebook fan page “Rodrigo Duterte Supporters” uploaded a photo bearing Trillanes’ face […] More