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Fact Check: 2019-nCoV breeds global false claims

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 29 01:32 AM

A deadly coronavirus or 2019-nCoV outbreak, which has infected more than 4,500 people and spread to 15 countries since emerging in China, has also spawned many false claims on social media.   Read more »

OPINION: A strange Duterte legacy campaign

Ellen T. Tordesillas
Posted at Jan 21 09:33 PM

Usually, you summarize your accomplishments at the end of your term.  Read more »

Instagram says will fight misinformation with fact-check allies

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 17 09:33 AM

The Facebook-owned social platform launched a fact-checking program in the US early this year.   Read more »

No deployment ban to Hong Kong yet: Labor chief says amid fake news

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 20 02:21 PM

The Department of Labor and Employment on Sunday said it has yet to order a mandatory repatriation or deployment ban for Filipino workers in Hong Kong amid democracy protests. Read more »

Facebook exempts political speech from fact-checking

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 25 02:49 PM

Facebook will not fact-check the statements politicians post to the site, the social network announced Tuesday ahead of the US 2020 elections, even as it works to discredit false information meant to manipulate public opinion. Read more »

Otso Diretso, ABS-CBN News 'most targeted' by disinformation in 2019 elections – UP journ analysis

Che de los Reyes, ABS-CBN Investigative & Research Group
Updated as of Sep 13 07:47 PM

Otso Diretso candidates, particularly Mar Roxas and Bam Aquino, were targeted the most by disinformation in the May 2019 elections, an analysis done by University of the Philippines professors showed. Read more »

Like Yolanda? PAGASA says no upcoming storm similar to supertyphoon

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 05 12:11 PM

State weather bureau PAGASA on Monday debunked social media claims that a typhoon called "Maria" will submerge the country due to a strength similar to supertyphoon Yolanda. Read more »

OPINION: Duterte’s SONA speech on West Philippine Sea made matters worse for PH

Ellen T. Tordesillas
Posted at Jul 24 12:47 PM

To help save our claim in the South China Sea, we all must pretend we are hard of hearing and we misheard Duterte. Okay, it’s “position”, not “possession.” Read more »

Fake news fact-checks hobbled by low reach, study shows

Alissa de Carbonnel, Reuters
Posted at Jul 11 11:58 PM

The EU has called on Facebook and other platforms to invest more in fact-checking, but a new study shows those efforts may rarely reach the communities worst affected by fake news. Read more »

FACT CHECK: Police, Army reservists share false disqualification claim vs Makabayan bloc

Tsek.ph
Posted at May 13 04:36 PM

The Facebook page of the Iloilo City Police Office and multiple Facebook accounts of Army reservists in Mindanao shared May 12 a post that falsely reported that the Commission on Elections has disqualified six partylist groups under the Makabayan bloc: Bayan Muna, Anakbayan, Anakpawis, ACT-Teachers, Gabriela and Anakbayan. Read more »

FACT CHECK: No, this is not an ABS-CBN News story on a former Bulacan official

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 12 12:05 AM

The Facebook post is fake and the screenshot was doctored. ABS-CBN News did not publish the article.   Read more »

FACT CHECK: No, this is not a genuine photo of a PH actress attacking opposition candidates

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 11 09:59 PM

The image was doctored from a photo in which the actress was pictured holding a sign supporting the opposition.   Read more »

FACT CHECK: No, this is not a real photo of a banner urging PH youth to join communist rebellion

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 11 06:07 PM

XThe claim is false; the image has been doctored from an original photo in which the banner displayed an anti-fascist message. Read more »

FACT CHECK: No, this is not the ‘official’ ballot used in PH midterm polls

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 10 09:52 PM

The claim is false; the ballots that can be seen in the misleading videos are missing a key security feature included on all official ballots. Read more »

FACT CHECK: No, these are not genuine photos of ex-US president Obama showing support for Duterte

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 10 07:56 PM

The claim is false; the two photos in the composite image have been doctored from photos of Barack Obama in which he did not show visible support for Rodrigo Duterte. Read more »

FACT CHECK: No, this is not a genuine tsunami warning issued for PH in April

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 07 05:45 PM

The claim is false; the photo in the misleading posts shows a storm in Sydney, Australia in 2015; no official tsunami warnings have been issued in the Philippines so far in 2019. Read more »

FACT CHECK: No, this is not a photo of Trillanes holding land title for part of West PH Sea

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 01 05:05 PM

The image shows the lawmaker holding a complaint he filed against Rodrigo Duterte in May 2016, before Duterte became president of the Philippines. Read more »

FACT CHECK: No, these photos don't show ‘human meat’ used in canned food

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 30 05:12 PM

The images are actually from a vegan protest and a promotional event for a video game. Read more »

FACT CHECK: No, this is not a photo of a recent PH earthquake

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 26 05:26 PM

The image actually destruction from a separate 2012 quake in a different region of the country. Read more »

FACT CHECK: No, NDRRMC did not issue an alert for an ‘8+ magnitude’ quake

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 26 04:48 PM

The claim is false; there is no technology that can predict earthquakes, and the agency said it did not issue any such alert. Read more »