FALSE: Media did not report progress on Marawi rehabilitation
Apr 30, 2021 9:56 AM PHT
Rappler.com
At a glance:
Claim: Media did not report the progress on repair and construction efforts involved in the Marawi rehabilitation.
Rating: FALSE
The facts: Multiple news outlets published reports on the progress of the Marawi rehabilitation, also mentioning specific repair and construction efforts.
Why we fact-checked this: This claim was posted by Facebook page DU30 MEDIA Network which has 338,679 followers as of writing.
Complete details:
An April 28 post by Facebook page DU30 MEDIA Network falsely claimed that the media did not report on the progress of repair and construction efforts involved in the rehabilitation of Marawi City.
FALSE: GMA News staff accepts money from Angel Locsin
Apr 28, 2021 9:00 PM PHT
Rappler.com
Claim: A video shows
actress Angel Locsin paying off a man wearing a GMA Network lanyard during her planned birthday community pantry on Friday, April 23. The background music in the video says the media are corrupt or are being bought off.
Rating: FALSE
The facts: GMA News has issued a statement, saying the man in the video does not work with their News and Public Affairs team. Locsin s fiancé, producer Neil Arce, also said the man was the actress former makeup artist.
Why we fact-checked this: The video was emailed to Rappler for verification.
FALSE: Media blackout on Aquino admin’s alleged gold shipment
Feb 12, 2021 4:51 PM PHT
Rappler.com
At a glance:
Claim: The Philippine mainstream media did not report on former president Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III s alleged illegal shipment of 3,500 metric tons of gold to Thailand.
Rating: FALSE
The facts: Several news outlets reported on the complaint made against Aquino about an alleged illegal gold shipment in 2017. The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) also later said that the complaint was based on a fake document.
Why we fact-checked this: Claim Check, Facebook’s monitoring tool, flagged a video containing this claim. The video has over 2.1 million views as of writing.