FALSE: 6 senators to be sued for treason for defunding NTF-ELCAC
May 3, 2021 4:47 PM PHT
Rappler.com
At a glance:
Claim: Six senators will be sued for treason for defunding the National Task Force to End Local Communist Insurgency (NTF-ELCAC).
Rating: FALSE
The facts: The video containing this claim only cited a social media post of a pro-administration lawyer who said that the senators’ suggestion to defund NTF-ELCAC may be construed as treason. It is not equivalent to filing a complaint. NTF-ELCAC’s P19.1-billion budget also remains in place as of Monday, May 3.
Why we fact-checked this: A reader emailed a link to a YouTube video containing this claim for verification. The video was also reuploaded on Facebook. As of writing, the videos had over 169,000 combined views on both platforms.
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FALSE: Galvez says Sinovac vaccine good enough for poor Filipinos
Feb 24, 2021 2:14 PM PHT
Rappler.com
At a glance:
Claim: Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr said the Sinovac vaccine is good enough for poor Filipinos despite its 50.4% efficacy rate.
Rating: FALSE
The facts: The quote card containing the claim was manipulated. The government s coronavirus task force also denied that Galvez released such a statement.
Why we fact-checked this: Multiple Facebook accounts and pages shared the fake quote card, as spotted by monitoring tools Claim Check and CrowdTangle.
Complete details:
A fake quote card attributed a false quote to vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. It circulated on Facebook as early as Monday, February 22.
MISSING CONTEXT: Comparison of pandemic aid from US and China
Feb 12, 2021 9:29 PM PHT
Rappler.com
At a glance:
Claim: China donated medical supplies, vaccines, and school tablets to the Philippines, while the United States donated bombs during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Rating: MISSING CONTEXT
The facts: Although it is true that the US donated defense equipment to the Philippines at the time of the pandemic, it has also provided assistance dedicated to COVID-19 response.
Why we fact-checked this: Claim Check, Facebook’s monitoring tool, flagged the post containing this claim for fact-checkers to verify.
Complete details:
Facebook page “Integrated Development Studies Institute” posted a graphic on February 3 that compared the donations made by China and the US to the Philippines during the pandemic.
FALSE: Sara Duterte declares presidential candidacy in January 2021
Feb 3, 2021 4:32 PM PHT
Rappler.com
At a glance:
Rating: FALSE
The facts: Duterte-Carpio has not made an official announcement of her candidacy as of February 3. So far, the presidential daughter has expressed intent to run for president in 2034.
Why we fact-checked this: The video containing this claim had over 160,000 views on YouTube as of writing.
Complete details:
A video uploaded on January 24 by YouTube channel Showbiz Fanaticz falsely said that Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio has officially declared she would run for president in the 2022 national elections.
The video was titled, “JUST IN: Mayor SARAH Duterte,