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                    [Title] => Fact check: Duterte has not won his ICC case, remains detained
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A viral Facebook reel falsely claimed former President Rodrigo Duterte had won his ICC case and would soon return to the Philippines.

[DatePublished] => 2026-06-26 16:34:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1808707 [AuthorName] => Geraldine Santos [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/06/26/duterte-icc-standee2026-06-0616-10-49_2026-06-26_16-21-00785_thumbnail.jpg ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2535623 [Title] => Fact check: Altered image falsely depicts Rene Baterbonia restrained [Summary] =>

An altered photo falsely shows the late Rene Baterbonia restrained on a beach, with no official evidence supporting the claim.

[DatePublished] => 2026-06-16 14:57:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1808707 [AuthorName] => Geraldine Santos [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/06/16/fc-baterbonia-leadphoto_2026-06-16_14-18-36115_thumbnail.jpg ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2534510 [Title] => Fact check: Why Pasig City 'net worth' leap in viral post is misleading [Summary] =>

The claimed P19-billion “net worth” for Pasig City in 2019 mentioned by a viral Facebook post is not supported by COA data.

[DatePublished] => 2026-06-12 12:33:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1808707 [AuthorName] => Geraldine Santos [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/06/12/vico-sotto-pasig-june12_2026-06-12_12-36-55383_thumbnail.jpg ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2531146 [Title] => Fact check: Global war, La Niña are not 'force majeure' for Senate sessions [Summary] =>

Sen. Robin Padilla broadly invoked “force majeure” by citing wars, terrorism, and La Niña despite no current disruption to Senate operations.

[DatePublished] => 2026-05-28 12:42:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1808707 [AuthorName] => Geraldine Santos [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/05/25/a3-5-13_2026-05-25_22-40-14311_thumbnail.jpg ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2529517 [Title] => Fact check: UN did not ‘intervene’ in Rodrigo Duterte ICC case [Summary] =>

A viral Facebook post falsely portrayed a Japanese NGO statement as United Nations intervention in Duterte’s ICC case.

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Sen. Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa — subject of an International Criminal Court arrest warrant — told a radio interviewer that former President Rodrigo Duterte "chose to be arrested" last year.

[DatePublished] => 2026-05-13 15:11:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1807493 [AuthorName] => Cristina Chi [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2025/03/11/rodrigo-duterte-plane-hague-3_2025-03-11_22-19-47_thumbnail.jpg ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2527404 [Title] => Fact check: Senators have been arrested inside Senate premises, contrary to Cayetano claim [Summary] =>

Newly installed Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano's claim that no senator has ever been arrested inside Senate premises is false. Two of the five former senators he named to support the claim — Antonio Trillanes IV and Leila de Lima — were arrested inside the Senate building.

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Flags were digitally added to a photo claimed to be taken before the Negros encounter — a move a rights group described as 'red-tagging.'

[DatePublished] => 2026-05-05 13:44:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1808707 [AuthorName] => Geraldine Santos [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/05/05/flag-lead_2026-05-05_13-22-15_thumbnail.jpg ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2519793 [Title] => Fact check: Marcos photos, videos from 2026 Araw ng Kagitingan aren't ‘throwback’ posts [Summary] =>

Multiple posts and comments falsely claimed that the photos and videos of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. in Bataan during this year's Araw ng Kagitingan are "throwback" posts.

[DatePublished] => 2026-04-09 14:59:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1808707 [AuthorName] => Geraldine Santos [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/04/09/marcos-fc-leadphoto_2026-04-09_14-33-48118_thumbnail.jpg ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2518570 [Title] => Fact check: Risa Hontiveros did not ask Eala to endorse LGBT advocacy [Summary] =>

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 ) ) )
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                    [Title] => Fact check: Duterte has not won his ICC case, remains detained
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A viral Facebook reel falsely claimed former President Rodrigo Duterte had won his ICC case and would soon return to the Philippines.

[DatePublished] => 2026-06-26 16:34:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1808707 [AuthorName] => Geraldine Santos [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/06/26/duterte-icc-standee2026-06-0616-10-49_2026-06-26_16-21-00785_thumbnail.jpg ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2535623 [Title] => Fact check: Altered image falsely depicts Rene Baterbonia restrained [Summary] =>

An altered photo falsely shows the late Rene Baterbonia restrained on a beach, with no official evidence supporting the claim.

[DatePublished] => 2026-06-16 14:57:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1808707 [AuthorName] => Geraldine Santos [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/06/16/fc-baterbonia-leadphoto_2026-06-16_14-18-36115_thumbnail.jpg ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2534510 [Title] => Fact check: Why Pasig City 'net worth' leap in viral post is misleading [Summary] =>

The claimed P19-billion “net worth” for Pasig City in 2019 mentioned by a viral Facebook post is not supported by COA data.

[DatePublished] => 2026-06-12 12:33:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1808707 [AuthorName] => Geraldine Santos [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/06/12/vico-sotto-pasig-june12_2026-06-12_12-36-55383_thumbnail.jpg ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2531146 [Title] => Fact check: Global war, La Niña are not 'force majeure' for Senate sessions [Summary] =>

Sen. Robin Padilla broadly invoked “force majeure” by citing wars, terrorism, and La Niña despite no current disruption to Senate operations.

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A viral Facebook post falsely portrayed a Japanese NGO statement as United Nations intervention in Duterte’s ICC case.

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Sen. Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa — subject of an International Criminal Court arrest warrant — told a radio interviewer that former President Rodrigo Duterte "chose to be arrested" last year.

[DatePublished] => 2026-05-13 15:11:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1807493 [AuthorName] => Cristina Chi [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2025/03/11/rodrigo-duterte-plane-hague-3_2025-03-11_22-19-47_thumbnail.jpg ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2527404 [Title] => Fact check: Senators have been arrested inside Senate premises, contrary to Cayetano claim [Summary] =>

Newly installed Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano's claim that no senator has ever been arrested inside Senate premises is false. Two of the five former senators he named to support the claim — Antonio Trillanes IV and Leila de Lima — were arrested inside the Senate building.

[DatePublished] => 2026-05-12 11:01:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1807493 [AuthorName] => Cristina Chi [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/05/12/245_2026-05-12_11-11-41392_thumbnail.jpg ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2525828 [Title] => Fact check: Flags in photo linked to Negros encounter were edited in [Summary] =>

Flags were digitally added to a photo claimed to be taken before the Negros encounter — a move a rights group described as 'red-tagging.'

[DatePublished] => 2026-05-05 13:44:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1808707 [AuthorName] => Geraldine Santos [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/05/05/flag-lead_2026-05-05_13-22-15_thumbnail.jpg ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2519793 [Title] => Fact check: Marcos photos, videos from 2026 Araw ng Kagitingan aren't ‘throwback’ posts [Summary] =>

Multiple posts and comments falsely claimed that the photos and videos of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. in Bataan during this year's Araw ng Kagitingan are "throwback" posts.

[DatePublished] => 2026-04-09 14:59:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1808707 [AuthorName] => Geraldine Santos [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/04/09/marcos-fc-leadphoto_2026-04-09_14-33-48118_thumbnail.jpg ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2518570 [Title] => Fact check: Risa Hontiveros did not ask Eala to endorse LGBT advocacy [Summary] =>

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 ) ) )
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