FALSE: Joy Belmonte ensures Angel Locsin will pay for community pantry mishap
May 5, 2021 1:01 PM PHT
Rappler.com
At a glance:
Claim: Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte has ensured that Angel Locsin will be held accountable for the mishap in the community pantry the actress set up on her birthday.
Rating: FALSE
The facts: Although Belmonte confirmed that Locsin did not coordinate with the QC government prior to the event, the mayor said that she doesn’t want to blame Locsin and that “nobody wanted what happened.”
Why we fact-checked this: Facebook’s monitoring tool flagged for verification a video containing this claim, which was an exact copy of a video originally posted on YouTube. As of writing, the videos had over 186,000 combined views on both platforms.
FALSE: Zarate, Elago arrested during Labor Day protests
May 5, 2021 8:48 PM PHT
Rappler.com
At a glance
Claim: Bayan Muna Representative Carlos Zarate and Kabataan Representative Sarah Elago were arrested for participating in Labor Day protests on May 1 and violating Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) protocols.
Rating: FALSE
The facts: Zarate and Elago participated in the Mayo Uno protest in Welcome Rotonda, Quezon City, but they were not arrested. However, protest organizers were arrested in Cebu City and Zambales.
Why we fact-checked this: Verified YouTube channel “Showbiz Fanaticz” posted a video on May 2 with this claim, and the video has reached over 9,276 views and 306 comments as of writing. The claim was posted on the Facebook group Fact-checking in the Philippines for verification.
FALSE: Duterte orders Trillanes imprisonment
Apr 21, 2021 7:53 PM PHT
Rappler.com
At a glance:
Rating: FALSE
The facts: Duterte has not ordered former senator Antonio Trillanes IV s arrest. Trillanes’ rebellion case was dismissed in the Court of Appeals (CA) on March 1 but the president has not commented on the CA ruling.
Why we fact-checked this: The Youtube video with this claim on the channel PHILIPPINES TRENDING NEWS has 38,848 views as of writing.
Complete details:
On April 15, Youtube channel “PHILIPPINES TRENDING NEWS” posted a video with titled “
PRES [Rodrigo] DUTERTE , KUMPIR MADONG MULING IPAPAKULONG si TRILLANES – NETIZENS DOJ [Department of Justice] GUEVARA.” (President [Rodrigo] Duterte confirms he will have Trillanes imprisoned – netizens, DOJ [Department of Justice], Guevara.)
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.