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  • Website posts outdated claim on Mamasapano case vs Aquino

    A website reposted Nov. 16 an old news story about former President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III, making Pinas Trends News posted the story with the headline: SA WAKAS! EX PRES. The article referred to News 5’s Jan. 11, 2018 report on the scheduled arraignment. Multiple websites have also reposted the same article throughout 2018 and 2019, such as News Box PH, https://web.archive.org/save/http://ddsonlineph.blogspot.com/2018/01/pnoy-babasahan-ng-sakdal.html News

  • FB post on cons of presidential system misuses video

    Facebook page CoRRECT Movement misused a video from a YouTube channel to highlight what it says are the drawbacks of a “presidential system” of government in the Philippines. The video uploaded Oct. 21 bore the caption: Sa video na ito, pinapakita ang problema natin sa PRESIDENTIAL system (In this video, the problems of PRESIDENTIAL SYSTEM are shown). The caption listed YouTube channel The School of Life as source. However, the full unedited video uploaded Nov. 24, 2014 by The School of Life says nothing about the disadvantages of adopting a presidential form of government. It only says, “Rich countries have good institutions while poor countries have bad ones.” The video also mentions three factors that determine a country’s wealth or poverty: quality of institutions, geographic location and culture. The video shows a list of rich and poor countries, the Philippines not being among them. CoRRECT Movement’s video has 1,500 views and 54 shares as of writing. The page has 17.4 million followers. (MC, JGL, HP) References The School of Life. (2014, November 24). Why Some Countries Are Poor and Others Rich. [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-4V3HR696k CoRRECT Movement. (2019, October 21). A factor that keeps countries poor [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=2546452742067800

  • Panelo commute ‘will take me only 15 minutes’ needs context

    Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo’s claim that his travel time from New Manila in Quezon City motorcycle at the time he started his commute, he would be at Malacañang in 10 minutes or 20 minutes at most (BM) References ABS-CBN News. (2019, October 14). New Manila to Malacañang Palace route. Retrieved from https://pcoo.gov.ph/press-briefing/press-briefing-of-presidential- spokesperson-and-chief-presidential-legal-counsel-secretary-salvador-panelo

  • FB pages falsely claim CDO congressional bet ‘disqualified’ in polls

    Posts include edited images impersonating news outlets like ABS-CBN News and CNN Philippines, posted This was also posted in a Facebook page called UP Fact Check, a page mimicking a University of the Philippines fact-checking site and that has since been taken down due to its numerous fake fact-checks.  Any decision must undergo proper legal processes and must be officially published before it becomes final

  • Ink blot of party list vote will not count for Robredo

    list n nasa likod ng name ni leni robredo kz nacocount ang boto kay leni kz nag try s perpetual ng pcos The PCOS machine was tested in perpetual and the vote was counted for Leni even if you voted for BBM… list n nasa likod ng name ni leni robredo kz nacocount ang boto kay leni kz nag try s perpetual ng pcos The PCOS machine was tested in perpetual and the vote was counted for Leni even if you voted for BBM… The earliest post was posted on the night of May 8.

  • Discaya not leading Pasig mayoral polls

    The claim was posted at 8:46 a.m. in a Facebook group called NAPICO MANGGAHAN FOODTRIP, over an hour hoping that this trend continues) Vote counting only begins “as soon as the voting is finished” and must The Commission on Elections earlier warned  voters against “fake news,” disinformation and misinformation The post, which has since been taken down, gained over 700 reactions, 7 comments, and 11 shares.

  • Old Robredo video misused as support for Marcos

    suggest that she supports President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and sees him as a leader who “shows up in the most The misleading video was posted  on April 16 by the Facebook page Unofficial PBBM News with the caption of leadership, aside from character, is you show up in the most difficult times. If you do not show up in the most difficult times, you are not a leader). Unofficial PBBM News was created in July 2024 and has over 14,000 followers.

  • FB post linking peace to form of government, economy misleads

    A Facebook page posted Oct. 1 a misleading infographic relating the rankings of countries in the Global The post by CoRRECT Movement said in an accompanying text: Sabi ni Heydarian atbp, wala daw sa sistema The post was referring to sentiments of columnist Richard Heydarian and other critics toward the Duterte The FB post has 590 reactions and 223 shares as of writing.

  • Kris Aquino victim of yet another death hoax

    Actress and host Kris Aquino is alive and was even seen commenting on fellow actress Kim Chiu’s social media post on the day she allegedly died. The former talk show host on Jan. 3 was seen commenting on Kim Chiu’s Instagram post about actress Angelica It was also posted in Facebook groups such as DSWD NEWS AND UPDATE and PRC BOARD Job Hiring and amassed Its posts revolved mostly around unverified job hirings, dubious scholarship programs and fake cash assistance

  • Photo recycled to accuse pro-Duterte, ‘Team China’ bets in VisMin of vote buying

    A Facebook post recycled a 2019 photo to falsely claim that local candidates in the Visayas and Mindanao The text overlaid on the image posted  on May 12 by user Migz Oznola reads: Mga lokal na kandidato na Original photo published by ABS-CBN in 2019 The post also falsely implies that the image was produced lipunan mga DDS (DDS are a plague to society),” drawing backlash from users who labeled the content as fake news. ( DA )

  • Altered screenshots misrepresent Quimbo’s Easter message

    Two photos posted  on April 20 by Facebook account Pulitika Marikina hours after Quimbo’s six-minute recorded message  was uploaded show edited stills of her address with these fake quotes: I invite Congresswoman ang mga bag, relo, sapatos, alahas, artista van, at kung magkano ang nakukuha ko sa kongreso  (Let’s face Pulitika Marikina’s post has garnered 366 reactions, 182 comments and 175 shares as of April 21. Created in April 2024, the self-described news and government website has amassed 1,600 likes and 6,300

  • Dela Rosa revives unfounded claim vs KWF, ‘subversive’ books

    publication are “subversive” and that the agency has contributed to radicalizing and encouraging the youth problem on insurgency, and yet, we have a government agency that supports the radicalization of our youth signatures from the controversial memorandum through KWF Resolution No. 27 stating that the commission must Rodriguez, one of the authors, said in a previous interview with One News that his work was taken out Casanova has said the five books “underwent the usual scrutiny that all publications of the KWF must

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