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 [Title] => Fact check: Risa Hontiveros did not ask Eala to endorse LGBT advocacy
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Viral posts, amplified by notable personalities, falsely claimed that Sen. Risa Hontiveros asked tennis sensation Alex Eala to advocate for a political cause.

[DatePublished] => 2026-04-02 12:33:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1808707 [AuthorName] => Geraldine Santos [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/04/02/hontiverosealaleadphoto-1_2026-04-02_12-33-2980_thumbnail.jpg ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2504328 [Title] => Fact check: St. Luke's flags viral Marcos medical test result as fake [Summary] =>

St. Luke's Medical Center in Quezon City has debunked a viral document purported to be President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.’s medical test results, clarifying that while his diverticulitis is real, the document is not.

[DatePublished] => 2026-01-29 12:39:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1807868 [AuthorName] => Dominique Nicole Flores [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/01/29/bongbong-marcos-health-pco_2026-01-29_12-36-13157_thumbnail.jpg ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2499618 [Title] => Fact check: Posts falsely claim Ombudsman Remulla is dead [Summary] =>

The claims came two days after rumors circulated that Remulla had rushed to the hospital, which was debunked by Assistant Ombudsman Mico Clavano and Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla. 

[DatePublished] => 2026-01-08 18:22:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1807953 [AuthorName] => Ian Laqui [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2025/10/09/ombudsman-remulla_2025-10-09_17-59-01743_thumbnail.jpg ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2499389 [Title] => Fact check: Dizon's trip to France unrelated to Zaldy Co, Cabral [Summary] =>

Public Works Secretary Vince Dizon went to Paris, France during the holidays. Some posts, however, falsely claimed he did so to meet with former Rep. Elizaldy Co and the late DPWH undersecretary Maria Catalina Cabral. 

[DatePublished] => 2026-01-07 13:11:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1807868 [AuthorName] => Dominique Nicole Flores [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/01/07/cathy-cabral-dizon-zaldy-co_2026-01-07_12-53-44142_thumbnail.jpg ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2494721 [Title] => Fact check: Fake quote card claims ICC deputy prosecutor will support Duterte in trial [Summary] =>

A fake quote card circulating on social media falsely claimed that an International Criminal Court deputy prosecutor and judge named "Ambawtukahm Mandiaye Niang" would replace Prosecutor Karim Khan and help former President Rodrigo Duterte prove his innocence in the upcoming trial.

[DatePublished] => 2025-12-16 15:46:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1807868 [AuthorName] => Dominique Nicole Flores [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2025/12/16/mame-mandiaye-niang-rodrigo-duterte_2025-12-16_15-32-59130_thumbnail.jpg ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2492133 [Title] => Fact check: Bakit nga ba nasuspinde si Barzaga? Ito ang totoo. [Summary] =>

Hindi dahil sa batikos kay Marcos ang suspensyon ni Rep. Kiko Barzaga; lewd at derogatory posts ang naging basehan.

[DatePublished] => 2025-12-05 17:45:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Bansa [SectionUrl] => bansa [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2025/12/02/4_2025-12-02_22-05-33879_thumbnail.jpg ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2490498 [Title] => Fact check: Imelda Marcos did not publicly weigh in on Imee, Bongbong's feud [Summary] =>

A post circulating online falsely claimed that former first lady Imelda Marcos commented on the political feud between her two children, Sen. Imee Marcos and President Bongbong Marcos.

[DatePublished] => 2025-11-28 18:07:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1807868 [AuthorName] => Dominique Nicole Flores [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2025/11/28/imelda-marcos-imee-marcos_2025-11-28_18-00-19805_thumbnail.jpg ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2487420 [Title] => Fact check: Claire Castro did not say Zaldy Co's 'tell-all' video was AI-generated [Summary] =>

Palace press officer Claire Castro did not claim that former Rep. Elizaldy Co’s video was fabricated or AI-generated. She only rejected his allegations linking President Bongbong Marcos to any manipulation in the 2025 national budget.

[DatePublished] => 2025-11-15 10:39:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1807868 [AuthorName] => Dominique Nicole Flores [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2025/09/03/claire-castro-sept-3-2025_2025-09-03_17-38-25243_thumbnail.jpg ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2483152 [Title] => Fact check: Barzaga mistaken about DPWH fire destroying flood control docs, blaze origin [Summary] =>

There are two things that Rep. Kiko Barzaga got wrong in the ongoing investigation into the fire that hit a Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) office.

[DatePublished] => 2025-10-28 12:05:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1807868 [AuthorName] => Dominique Nicole Flores [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2025/10/22/dpwh-fire_2025-10-22_13-51-38642_thumbnail.jpg ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2474626 [Title] => Fact check: Police dispersal, arrest of protesters during Sept. 21 protests reported by media [Summary] =>

Claims of a media blackout in the Philippines β€” particularly on the police's use of force during the September 21 protests β€” are false, as multiple news outlets have published reports, photos, and videos showing police dispersals, arrests, and the use of tear gas against demonstrators. 

[DatePublished] => 2025-09-22 12:12:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1807493 [AuthorName] => Cristina Chi [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2025/09/22/3252_2025-09-22_11-41-33_thumbnail.jpg ) ) )
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 [Title] => Fact check: Risa Hontiveros did not ask Eala to endorse LGBT advocacy
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Viral posts, amplified by notable personalities, falsely claimed that Sen. Risa Hontiveros asked tennis sensation Alex Eala to advocate for a political cause.

[DatePublished] => 2026-04-02 12:33:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1808707 [AuthorName] => Geraldine Santos [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/04/02/hontiverosealaleadphoto-1_2026-04-02_12-33-2980_thumbnail.jpg ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2504328 [Title] => Fact check: St. Luke's flags viral Marcos medical test result as fake [Summary] =>

St. Luke's Medical Center in Quezon City has debunked a viral document purported to be President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.’s medical test results, clarifying that while his diverticulitis is real, the document is not.

[DatePublished] => 2026-01-29 12:39:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1807868 [AuthorName] => Dominique Nicole Flores [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/01/29/bongbong-marcos-health-pco_2026-01-29_12-36-13157_thumbnail.jpg ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2499618 [Title] => Fact check: Posts falsely claim Ombudsman Remulla is dead [Summary] =>

The claims came two days after rumors circulated that Remulla had rushed to the hospital, which was debunked by Assistant Ombudsman Mico Clavano and Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla. 

[DatePublished] => 2026-01-08 18:22:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1807953 [AuthorName] => Ian Laqui [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2025/10/09/ombudsman-remulla_2025-10-09_17-59-01743_thumbnail.jpg ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2499389 [Title] => Fact check: Dizon's trip to France unrelated to Zaldy Co, Cabral [Summary] =>

Public Works Secretary Vince Dizon went to Paris, France during the holidays. Some posts, however, falsely claimed he did so to meet with former Rep. Elizaldy Co and the late DPWH undersecretary Maria Catalina Cabral. 

[DatePublished] => 2026-01-07 13:11:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1807868 [AuthorName] => Dominique Nicole Flores [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/01/07/cathy-cabral-dizon-zaldy-co_2026-01-07_12-53-44142_thumbnail.jpg ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2494721 [Title] => Fact check: Fake quote card claims ICC deputy prosecutor will support Duterte in trial [Summary] =>

A fake quote card circulating on social media falsely claimed that an International Criminal Court deputy prosecutor and judge named "Ambawtukahm Mandiaye Niang" would replace Prosecutor Karim Khan and help former President Rodrigo Duterte prove his innocence in the upcoming trial.

[DatePublished] => 2025-12-16 15:46:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1807868 [AuthorName] => Dominique Nicole Flores [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2025/12/16/mame-mandiaye-niang-rodrigo-duterte_2025-12-16_15-32-59130_thumbnail.jpg ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2492133 [Title] => Fact check: Bakit nga ba nasuspinde si Barzaga? Ito ang totoo. [Summary] =>

Hindi dahil sa batikos kay Marcos ang suspensyon ni Rep. Kiko Barzaga; lewd at derogatory posts ang naging basehan.

[DatePublished] => 2025-12-05 17:45:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Bansa [SectionUrl] => bansa [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2025/12/02/4_2025-12-02_22-05-33879_thumbnail.jpg ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2490498 [Title] => Fact check: Imelda Marcos did not publicly weigh in on Imee, Bongbong's feud [Summary] =>

A post circulating online falsely claimed that former first lady Imelda Marcos commented on the political feud between her two children, Sen. Imee Marcos and President Bongbong Marcos.

[DatePublished] => 2025-11-28 18:07:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1807868 [AuthorName] => Dominique Nicole Flores [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2025/11/28/imelda-marcos-imee-marcos_2025-11-28_18-00-19805_thumbnail.jpg ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2487420 [Title] => Fact check: Claire Castro did not say Zaldy Co's 'tell-all' video was AI-generated [Summary] =>

Palace press officer Claire Castro did not claim that former Rep. Elizaldy Co’s video was fabricated or AI-generated. She only rejected his allegations linking President Bongbong Marcos to any manipulation in the 2025 national budget.

[DatePublished] => 2025-11-15 10:39:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1807868 [AuthorName] => Dominique Nicole Flores [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2025/09/03/claire-castro-sept-3-2025_2025-09-03_17-38-25243_thumbnail.jpg ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2483152 [Title] => Fact check: Barzaga mistaken about DPWH fire destroying flood control docs, blaze origin [Summary] =>

There are two things that Rep. Kiko Barzaga got wrong in the ongoing investigation into the fire that hit a Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) office.

[DatePublished] => 2025-10-28 12:05:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1807868 [AuthorName] => Dominique Nicole Flores [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2025/10/22/dpwh-fire_2025-10-22_13-51-38642_thumbnail.jpg ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2474626 [Title] => Fact check: Police dispersal, arrest of protesters during Sept. 21 protests reported by media [Summary] =>

Claims of a media blackout in the Philippines β€” particularly on the police's use of force during the September 21 protests β€” are false, as multiple news outlets have published reports, photos, and videos showing police dispersals, arrests, and the use of tear gas against demonstrators. 

[DatePublished] => 2025-09-22 12:12:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1807493 [AuthorName] => Cristina Chi [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2025/09/22/3252_2025-09-22_11-41-33_thumbnail.jpg ) ) )
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