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                    [Title] => Fact check: Misleading clips of Honeylet's remark suggest Duterte’s return after mayoral win
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Days after the elections, multiple videos circulated online, misleading viewers with a clip of former president Rodrigo Duterte’s common-law wife and falsely claiming that his return to the Philippines had been decided on.

[DatePublished] => 2025-05-15 16:05:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1807868 [AuthorName] => Dominique Nicole Flores [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2025/05/15/rodrigo-duterte-standee-fprrd-supporters_2025-05-15_15-44-19849_thumbnail.jpg ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2442285 [Title] => Fact check: Comelec did not disqualify Bayan Muna from the 2025 elections [Summary] =>

Bayan Muna Party-List has not been disqualified from the 2025 midterm elections, contrary to fabricated statements and false reports wrongly claiming the Comelec disqualified it and tied it to terrorist activities.

[DatePublished] => 2025-05-11 11:15:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1807868 [AuthorName] => Dominique Nicole Flores [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2025/05/11/bayan-muna-coc-philippine-star_2025-05-11_11-09-53527_thumbnail.jpg ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2441825 [Title] => Fact check: Filipino Cardinal Tagle is not the 267th pope [Summary] =>

Even hours after the Vatican announced the new pope, multiple online posts still falsely claimed Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle as the 267th pontiff who took the name Pope Luis I.

[DatePublished] => 2025-05-09 17:10:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1807868 [AuthorName] => Dominique Nicole Flores [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2025/05/09/cardinal-tagle-prays_2025-05-09_17-11-23812_thumbnail.jpg ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2439867 [Title] => Fact Check: If elected, would Tagle be the first 'Asian' pope? [Summary] =>

Some posts on TikTok are showing Tagle dubbed him as the first “Asian” pope if elected by the College of Cardinals. 

[DatePublished] => 2025-05-01 13:05:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1807953 [AuthorName] => Ian Laqui [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2025/05/02/tagle_2025-05-02_13-05-4170_thumbnail.jpg ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2435970 [Title] => Fact check: Spliced clip claiming Kian delos Santos as 'drug runner' misleads [Summary] =>

A spliced video framing Kian delos Santos as a "drug runner" has surfaced online, misleading viewers by using a widely discredited claim never proven in court and used to justify the anti-illegal drug operation that led to his death during Duterte’s drug war.

[DatePublished] => 2025-04-14 17:54:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1807868 [AuthorName] => Dominique Nicole Flores [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/articles/kian-delos-santos-opposition_2018-08-16_17-09-25830_thumbnail.jpg ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2431517 [Title] => Fact check: Edited video of ICC President Akane’s remark on court's jurisdiction misleads [Summary] =>

A video of International Criminal Court President Tomoko Akane explaining the tribunal’s jurisdiction was edited in a misleading way to suggest she was referring to former President Rodrigo Duterte’s case.

[DatePublished] => 2025-03-27 17:46:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1807868 [AuthorName] => Dominique Nicole Flores [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2025/03/27/icc-president-judge-tomoko-akane-european-parliament_2025-03-27_15-34-38_thumbnail.jpg ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2429867 [Title] => Fact check: LeBron James did not say Duterte 'must be convicted' [Summary] =>

NBA superstar LeBron James may have made political statements in the past, but he did not make one about the arrest of former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte.

[DatePublished] => 2025-03-21 13:37:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1806421 [AuthorName] => Ralph Edwin Villanueva [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2025/03/20/lebron-james-rodrigo-duterte_2025-03-20_20-54-2088_thumbnail.jpg ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2429300 [Title] => Fact check: Supreme Court did not receive 16 million signatures calling for Marcos’ resignation [Summary] =>

The Supreme Court has not received a petition with 16 million signatures calling for President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s resignation, contrary to online posts circulating a statement falsely claiming the high court had received it.

[DatePublished] => 2025-03-18 18:36:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1807953 [AuthorName] => Ian Laqui [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2025/02/10/2_2025-02-10_21-30-59305_thumbnail.jpg ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2427851 [Title] => Fact check: Donald Trump hasn't spoken about Duterte’s ICC arrest [Summary] =>

As of writing, no official statements, press releases, or verified social media posts from Donald Trump or any US government agency have addressed Duterte’s arrest.

[DatePublished] => 2025-03-12 17:21:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1807550 [AuthorName] => Martin Ramos [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2025/03/13/donald-trump-rodrigo-duterte_2025-03-13_21-37-22337_thumbnail.jpg ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2427835 [Title] => Fact check: Vice Ganda did not post about Duterte’s arrest [Summary] =>

While Vice has been an outspoken critic of the past two administrations, they have not released any opinion on Duterte’s arrest.

[DatePublished] => 2025-03-12 14:47:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1806731 [AuthorName] => Kristofer Purnell [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2025/03/12/vice-ganda-rodrigo-duterte_2025-03-12_13-52-02622_thumbnail.jpg ) ) )
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                    [Title] => Fact check: Misleading clips of Honeylet's remark suggest Duterte’s return after mayoral win
                    [Summary] => 

Days after the elections, multiple videos circulated online, misleading viewers with a clip of former president Rodrigo Duterte’s common-law wife and falsely claiming that his return to the Philippines had been decided on.

[DatePublished] => 2025-05-15 16:05:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1807868 [AuthorName] => Dominique Nicole Flores [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2025/05/15/rodrigo-duterte-standee-fprrd-supporters_2025-05-15_15-44-19849_thumbnail.jpg ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2442285 [Title] => Fact check: Comelec did not disqualify Bayan Muna from the 2025 elections [Summary] =>

Bayan Muna Party-List has not been disqualified from the 2025 midterm elections, contrary to fabricated statements and false reports wrongly claiming the Comelec disqualified it and tied it to terrorist activities.

[DatePublished] => 2025-05-11 11:15:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1807868 [AuthorName] => Dominique Nicole Flores [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2025/05/11/bayan-muna-coc-philippine-star_2025-05-11_11-09-53527_thumbnail.jpg ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2441825 [Title] => Fact check: Filipino Cardinal Tagle is not the 267th pope [Summary] =>

Even hours after the Vatican announced the new pope, multiple online posts still falsely claimed Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle as the 267th pontiff who took the name Pope Luis I.

[DatePublished] => 2025-05-09 17:10:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1807868 [AuthorName] => Dominique Nicole Flores [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2025/05/09/cardinal-tagle-prays_2025-05-09_17-11-23812_thumbnail.jpg ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2439867 [Title] => Fact Check: If elected, would Tagle be the first 'Asian' pope? [Summary] =>

Some posts on TikTok are showing Tagle dubbed him as the first “Asian” pope if elected by the College of Cardinals. 

[DatePublished] => 2025-05-01 13:05:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1807953 [AuthorName] => Ian Laqui [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2025/05/02/tagle_2025-05-02_13-05-4170_thumbnail.jpg ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2435970 [Title] => Fact check: Spliced clip claiming Kian delos Santos as 'drug runner' misleads [Summary] =>

A spliced video framing Kian delos Santos as a "drug runner" has surfaced online, misleading viewers by using a widely discredited claim never proven in court and used to justify the anti-illegal drug operation that led to his death during Duterte’s drug war.

[DatePublished] => 2025-04-14 17:54:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1807868 [AuthorName] => Dominique Nicole Flores [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/articles/kian-delos-santos-opposition_2018-08-16_17-09-25830_thumbnail.jpg ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2431517 [Title] => Fact check: Edited video of ICC President Akane’s remark on court's jurisdiction misleads [Summary] =>

A video of International Criminal Court President Tomoko Akane explaining the tribunal’s jurisdiction was edited in a misleading way to suggest she was referring to former President Rodrigo Duterte’s case.

[DatePublished] => 2025-03-27 17:46:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1807868 [AuthorName] => Dominique Nicole Flores [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2025/03/27/icc-president-judge-tomoko-akane-european-parliament_2025-03-27_15-34-38_thumbnail.jpg ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2429867 [Title] => Fact check: LeBron James did not say Duterte 'must be convicted' [Summary] =>

NBA superstar LeBron James may have made political statements in the past, but he did not make one about the arrest of former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte.

[DatePublished] => 2025-03-21 13:37:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1806421 [AuthorName] => Ralph Edwin Villanueva [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2025/03/20/lebron-james-rodrigo-duterte_2025-03-20_20-54-2088_thumbnail.jpg ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2429300 [Title] => Fact check: Supreme Court did not receive 16 million signatures calling for Marcos’ resignation [Summary] =>

The Supreme Court has not received a petition with 16 million signatures calling for President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s resignation, contrary to online posts circulating a statement falsely claiming the high court had received it.

[DatePublished] => 2025-03-18 18:36:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1807953 [AuthorName] => Ian Laqui [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2025/02/10/2_2025-02-10_21-30-59305_thumbnail.jpg ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2427851 [Title] => Fact check: Donald Trump hasn't spoken about Duterte’s ICC arrest [Summary] =>

As of writing, no official statements, press releases, or verified social media posts from Donald Trump or any US government agency have addressed Duterte’s arrest.

[DatePublished] => 2025-03-12 17:21:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1807550 [AuthorName] => Martin Ramos [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2025/03/13/donald-trump-rodrigo-duterte_2025-03-13_21-37-22337_thumbnail.jpg ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2427835 [Title] => Fact check: Vice Ganda did not post about Duterte’s arrest [Summary] =>

While Vice has been an outspoken critic of the past two administrations, they have not released any opinion on Duterte’s arrest.

[DatePublished] => 2025-03-12 14:47:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1806731 [AuthorName] => Kristofer Purnell [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2025/03/12/vice-ganda-rodrigo-duterte_2025-03-12_13-52-02622_thumbnail.jpg ) ) )
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