Realpolitik
Where these experts and political actors fail is precisely in realpolitik.
FACT-CHECK: Senate President Tito Sotto did not faint during a Senate hearing
A YouTube video uploaded by the channel “BOSES NG MASA” falsely and maliciously claimed that Sen. Vicente “Tito” Sotto III fainted in the middle of a Senate hearing due to evidence disclosed by Sen. Rodante Marcoleta.
FACT-CHECK: Bong Go remains a senator
A YouTube video uploaded by the channel “TRENDING PINAS NEWS” falsely claimed that Sen. Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go had been ousted from the Senate due to complaints against him.
FACT-CHECK: Death hoax spreads online amid reports of Enrile’s critical condition
Several Facebook posts falsely claimed that former Senate president and Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Juan Ponce Enrile had passed away, following an announcement in the Senate of his failing health on Nov. 11.
Showbiz gossip pollutes public perception of Senate flood control probe
Everything, even showbiz gossip, is political.
