FACT-CHECK: Fake page falsely claims Marcoleta is new VP
A Facebook post falsely claimed that Sen. Rodante Marcoleta was proclaimed as the new vice president following the supposed mass resignation of administration officials.
FACT-CHECK: National debt did not drop by 71.13%
A Facebook page named “Bagong Pilipinas Chronicles” falsely claimed that the national debt had decreased by 71.13% from July to August under President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
FACT-CHECK: Lorenzana, other officials not ‘removed’ by the Marcos administration
A TikTok video falsely claimed that Delfin Lorenzana and other supposed officials under the Marcos administration had been removed from office.
FACT-CHECK: No Senator has resigned due to Duterte arrest
A TikTok video falsely claimed that some senators have resigned to protest the arrest of former president Rodrigo Duterte.
ICC rejects Duterte counsel’s claim of ‘debilitating medical issues’
In Rodrigo Duterte’s pre-trial, legal counsel Salvador Medialdea argued that the former president had ‘debilitating medical issues’ prior to his appearance to the court in The Hague.
