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: AFP did not mobilize troops in Manila to ‘protect’ Sara Duterte
A Facebook reel falsely claimed that Davao City-based military troops loyal to Vice President Sara Duterte were mobilized and sent to Manila to protect her.
FACT-CHECK: US Navy did not sink a Chinese ship in combat
A video on TikTok misleadingly claimed that the United States Navy had sunk a Chinese ship in battle.
FACT-CHECK: Nick Fury did not express support to former president Duterte
A fake quote card circulating on TikTok falsely claimed that Nick Fury had praised former president Rodrigo Duterte for his antics during the series of congressional hearings on the controversial “war on drugs.”
FACT-CHECK: Pro-Duterte Facebook user recycles debunked video
A pro-Duterte Facebook user recycled and shared a manipulated video that supposedly shows millions of people chanting the name of ex-president Rodrigo Duterte and falsely claiming that the video was taken in the Philippines.