The Philippines is not Asia’s most corrupt nation, contrary to a viral Facebook claim. Several Asian countries rank worse in recent international corruption indices. Facebook page No to Liberal Party made the false claim in a Sept. 18 post: The Philippines is now the most corrupt nation in Asia! Salamat BBM at mga Kakampinks (Thank you BBM and Kakampinks)! Of 46 Asian countries included In global anti-corruption Transparency International’s 2025 Corruption Perceptions Index

A viral quote card claiming actor Edu Manzano called President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. "the problem” and said talk about Vice President Sara Duterte was diverting attention from issues facing the government is fabricated, Manzano told FactRakers. The card that began circulating on Sept. 15 used photos of Manzano and Marcos and attributed the following statement to the actor: Puro kayo Sara, huwag ninyo kaming lituhin. Si Marcos Jr. ang may problema (All you talk about is Sara, d

A road near the International Criminal Court (ICC) detention center in The Hague had already been paved and improved years before former President Rodrigo Duterte was detained there in March 2025, contrary to a Facebook reel suggesting Dutch authorities improved it after profiting from his supporters’ visits. The video, uploaded Feb. 20 by Facebook user “Carlos Wanders,” claimed the Dutch government fixed “Duterte Street” because of the influx of overseas Filipinos and Dutert

Footage from Cebu City’s Sinulog Festival last January has been misrepresented in a TikTok video as a Davao City gathering of supporters of former President Rodrigo Duterte. The 32-second reel posted on March 30 by user @ruditocadagjr shows a street packed with people with the overlaid text: Ganito ka solid ang tatak DU30👊(This is how solid DU30 is👊) 👊we love you tatay Digong👊 The video’s caption said: Grabi nakaka panindig balahibo ang crowd ng DU30 solid supporters (Th

Former president Rodrigo Duterte remains in the custody of the International Criminal Court in The Hague even as a TikTok video used old footage to falsely claim he had returned to the Philippines. The 30-second video posted by @joongkukofficial last March 30 passed off old clips to falsely report Duterte’s return from detention in The Hague. Its caption said: Welcome back PRRD Rodrigo Roa Duterte A reverse image search of one clip leads to the March 11, 2025 Balitanghali r

A video of a May 1 Labor Day protest in Manila was falsely reposted on Facebook as footage of a supposed pro-Duterte rally. The video posted on May 9 by the account 쿠야삼 carried the caption “NAG MARTSA NA (“They have started marching”).” It used an “Inday Sara” campaign-style song as background music and overlaid images of former President Rodrigo Duterte, Vice President Sara Duterte and Senator Rodante Marcoleta, creating the impression that the march was a Duterte-related po