A viral YouTube livestream by channel “BYAHE NI KOY TV” broadcast on Jan. 9 falsely claimed that Balanga Bishop Rufino Sescon drove away President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte during his homily for the Misa Mayor of this year’s celebration of the Feast of Jesus Nazareno.
A Facebook reel maliciously accused Cardinal Jose Advincula of receiving bribes inside a “maleta” (briefcase) during a Mass, from former House speaker Martin Romualdez and Tingog party-list Rep. Jude Acidre.
Speaking before thousands of protesters gathered at the EDSA People Power Monument, Cardinal Pablo Virgilio David said it is “not too late” for officials and contractors to redeem themselves if they are willing to tell the truth.
A Facebook user posted a false quote from Pope Leo XIV.
A falsified statement from the Catholic Bishops’ Conference (CBCP) of the Philippines surfaced on Facebook two days before the Senate elections.
The secretive process to elect a new Roman Catholic pope begins May 7, two weeks after Pope Francis’ death at age 88.
