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Extradition photo misused in false claim Interpol arrested Co
A YouTube video has falsely reported that the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) has arrested resigned Ako Bicol Rep. Elizaldy “Zaldy” Co, using an unrelated extradition photo to support its claim. The thumbnail in the Nov. 17 video posted by YouTube channel Trending Pinas News actually shows officers escorting American citizen Gilbert Reyes toward a white vehicle but with the overlaid text alleging it was Co: Pinilit at tinakot nila akoKAKAPASOK LANG! ZAL
Dec 32 min read


No free electricity program starting December
There are no official reports that electricity will be free for customers paying ₱20,000 electric bills or below starting December 2025. Facebook page Pinoy Newswire, however, posted an AI-generated video on Nov. 27 at 9:23 p.m. of a synthetic female reporter claiming so: Libre na ang singil sa kuryente. Mga nagbabayad ng 20,000 pababa libre na ang kuryente niyo simula December. Mga lugar na kasama sa libreng kuryente makikita sa listahan sa post namin at comments section ma
Dec 32 min read


Fake ‘Duterte not corrupt’ photo made with AI
A post featuring an elderly man in a rice field holding a sign praising “Duterte” as corruption-free uses an image generated with artificial intelligence. Facebook user Parayno Joseph posted the digitally fabricated image on Nov. 26 with the caption: DUTERTE WALANG BAHID NG KORAPSYON (Duterte has no trace of corruption) The overlay text reads: Nagsasabi Lang si Tatay ng [Totoo]... (He’s just telling the truth) However, the post did not specify which Duterte it was referrin
Dec 22 min read


Netizens fall for synthetic image of anti-China protest
An AI-generated image circulating on Facebook has falsely shown a group of young people holding placards opposing Chinese products and supporting Filipino businesses. Blogger Sass Rogando Sasot, a known supporter of the Dutertes who has been pursuing Ph.D. studies in international relations in Beijing as a recipient of the ASEAN-China Young Leaders Scholarship, posted the photo on Nov. 26 with the caption: Meme Vice Ganda lagot cosmetics mo dito… 😭(Meme Vice Ganda your c
Dec 22 min read


AI cooks up fake photo of Marcos kissing Castro
A viral image of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. purportedly kissing Presidential Communications Office Undersecretary Claire Castro is AI-generated. The fabricated photo was uploaded on Facebook by DAN TOUR VLOGS last Nov. 18 with the caption: Kaya pala ngayun alam na natin bakit sobrang protected ne Ante CLAIRE se BBM😅 #ctto (Now we know why Claire is protecting [President Marcos]😅 #ctto) The post omitted to say the picture was synthetic, leading netizens to speculate ab
Dec 22 min read


Video of Nepal protest misrepresented as PH rally
A video of a political demonstration in Nepal from early September has been passed off as a rally in the Philippines timed with the religious group Iglesia Ni Cristo’s (INC) anticorruption protest. The 20-second Facebook reel posted by Bukas Ako Naman on Nov. 16 shows a heavily crowded street with the overlaid text: Milyon-Milyon Ito 😳🇵🇭 Nov. 16, 2025 Its caption reads: Nov 16-18 2025🇵🇭😳😳 #Philippines Commenters mistook the video as footage from the INC’s Nov. 16 r
Nov 192 min read
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