FACT-CHECK: Pope Francis continues to serve as Pope
A YouTube video falsely claimed that Pope Francis had resigned and that Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle had replaced him as pope.
FACT-CHECK: Sara Duterte is still VP
A TikTok user falsely claimed that Vice President Sara Duterte is the new president of the Philippines.
FACT-CHECK: VP Sara Duterte did not evade NBI
A Facebook user falsely claimed that Vice President Sara Duterte was avoiding the National Bureau of Investigation and had gone into hiding.
FACT-CHECK: Videos of Willie Ong promoting ‘healing oil,’ health advice, AI-generated
Two Facebook pages used manipulated videos of Dr. Willie Ong to promote a supposed “healing oil” and a home remedy claimed to cure hypertension.
FACT-CHECK: Robin Padilla is alive
A YouTube channel falsely claimed that Sen. Robin Padilla had died due to a severe illness.