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Labor Day protest misrepresented as pro-Duterte march
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
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Altered thumbnail show Co in airport chase, prison uniform
A YouTube thumbnail falsely shows former Ako Bicol Rep. Zaldy Co being chased by police at Prague Airport in the Czech Republic and wearing a prison uniform, even though the video provides no evidence that he escaped, went missing or fled Czech custody. The thumbnail of the April 26 video posted by YouTube vlogger Sangkay Janjan claimed that Co was missing and suggested someone had helped him escape: OMG! ZALDY CO NAWAWALA! MAY NAGPATAKAS (OMG! Zaldy Co is Missing! Did someo
May 92 min read


Doctored post links Caloocan mayor to Nokor leader
A Facebook user altered a post from Caloocan Mayor Dale Gonzalo “Along” Malapitan’s official Facebook page by replacing its original video with an unrelated photo of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, his daughter and North Korean officials. Malapitan’s original post, uploaded on April 20 at 11 a.m., carried a nine-minute video of the inauguration of Caloocan Connect, a local coworking space. The altered version was posted the same day at 9:50 p.m. by user ジャルデレザ 猿 (Jaruderez
May 72 min read


Group photo of 6 envoys with Marcos altered
A Facebook page posted an altered photo falsely showing six nonresident ambassadors in a group photo with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Official photos and video from Malacañang show Marcos meeting the ambassadors separately during the presentation of their credentials. The ambassadors’ faces also look markedly different from those in the altered image. The altered photo was uploaded on April 15 by the Facebook page Bagong Pilipinas Ngayon with the caption: THE BEST PRESIDEN
May 62 min read


AI-generated image falsely shows VP Duterte backing BINI’s ‘college journey’
A viral image falsely shows Vice President Sara Duterte posing with BINI members wearing graduation sashes supposedly from the University of the Philippines and University of Santo Tomas and supporting the P-Pop group’s purported “college journey.” Searches found no evidence that such an event took place. A Google Gemini scan detected a SynthID watermark indicating that most or all of the image was generated or edited using Google AI. The image also contains visible errors i
May 63 min read


No SC order for Marcos to undergo drug test
The Supreme Court has not ordered President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to undergo a hair follicle drug test or submit a medical certificate. Instead, it only directed Executive Secretary Ralph Recto and other Palace officials to comment within 10 days on a petition filed on April 10 by the United People’s Initiative (UNI) compelling Malacañang to disclose Marcos’ health condition and asking that he take the drug test. Political Outlook made the false claim in a Facebook post on Ap
Apr 273 min read
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