An edited video circulating on social media makes it appear that British actor Tom Holland imitated the late Ateneo basketball player Rene Baterbonia. The original footage shows the British actor recreating a meme featuring his Spider-Man co-star Jacob Batalon. An X account, @NandoDura89, posted the edited video on Oct. 2 with the caption: I’m boycotting Avengers: Doomsday. Hindi niyo man lang RENErespito ang namayapa na (You didn't even respect the late RENE) The edited vid

A promotional video filmed at a fire truck manufacturer’s facility in Dubai, United Arab Emirates has been falsely presented on Facebook as showing a Davao City fire truck. The misleading video was posted on Oct. 5 by the Facebook page named Rose ofw news channel and carried the overlaid text “nice Davao city” and “DAVAO FIRETRUCK VS BBM FIRETRUCKS.” The post compared the supposed Davao City fire truck with the three-wheeled firefighting vehicles dubbed “fire tricycles” amid

Vaccines do not cause many of the diseases and conditions attributed to them in an old antivaccine graphic circulating again on Facebook, although some vaccines have been linked to rare serious side effects. Vaccination also prevents diseases that can cause severe illness, disability and death. Online influencer Maharajah Isa reposted the “Wheel of Vaccine Misfortune” on Facebook on Sept. 5 with the clickbaity caption: Paki-tag ng mga gusto sumali sa contest (Tag someone who

A quote card circulating on social media since at least August falsely attributes to Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso a statement calling senators “criminals” and accusing them of teaming up to acquit themselves of legal charges. His office said he never made the statement. One of the earlier versions FactRakers found was posted in an Aug. 21 Facebook reel by Mr. Win Luzero Vizarra and received about 1,900 reactions, 135 comments and 184 shares. It was later sha

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