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FALSE: 'Zero' journalists harassed, 'sued by govt' under Duterte admin
Claim: There have been “zero” journalists who “claim to have been harassed by government forces since the start of the Duterte admin,” according to a Facebook status post by Krizette Laureta Chu.Chu...
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How the Ampatuans commanded the police to carry out massacre
MANILA, Philippines – How could the massacre of 58 people be carried out with such brazenness in broad daylight on November 23, 2009?Simple. The warlord clan had solid command over the police force in...
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FALSE: Convicted Ampatuan brothers are ‘Liberal Party members’
Claim: Facebook page Pork Ng Ina Mo claimed that Andal Ampatuan Jr., who was convicted in the gruesome Maguindanao massacre in 2009, are Liberal Party members. (READ: WATCH: Trial of the decade:...
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FALSE: 'Photo' of unfinished footbridge 'during Aquino administration'
Claim: An unfinished footbridge in a photo published by Facebook page Raffy Tulfo Updates on December 21 is supposedly a project left by the previous Aquino administration. The caption for the post...
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WATCH: Dancing mayors, singing fiscals, and civil servants
We frown upon candidates singing and dancing during the campaign. They should be talking about programs and services. But once they’re elected, should we begrudge mayors, for example, if they sing a...
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The second sinking of Gem-Ver
I. What 5 months can doOCCIDENTAL MINDORO, Philippines – When the men of Gem-Ver returned from the West Philippine Sea, they appeared unstoppable.Shoulder to shoulder, they stood at the bow of the...
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Women of the Eastern Caliphate: Hiding in plain sight
This story series was supported by the Pulitzer Center From the battlefield, the Marawi siege and the establishment of the Philippines as the eastern province of ISIS was led by men who headed militant...
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Netizens call out Army for 'photoshopped' image of communist surrenderers
It was supposed to be just another photo of rebels surrendering to the military.On the 51st founding anniversary of the Communist Party of the Philippines, the Philippine Army announced that some 306...
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FALSE: Photo of Duterte in aerial survey of areas 'hit by Ursula' in Visayas
Claim: Some Facebook pages on December 26, 2019, posted photos of President Rodrigo Duterte aboard a helicopter supposedly surveying the damage caused by Typhoon Ursula, which hit the Visayas and parts...
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Finding love and jihad
This story was supported by the Pulitzer Center.CENTRAL JAVA/JAKARTA, Indonesia – Putri* giggled as she watched the trio fuss over her 11-month-old son. Her two young brothers-in-law made fun with...
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Robredo pokes fun at brief ICAD stint: 'From drug czar to drug char'
Getting fired is never a pleasant experience, but Vice President Leni Robredo can now laugh about her brief controversial stint as co-chairperson of the Inter-Agency Committee on Anti-Illegal Drugs...
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FALSE: Robredo 'says' pay Ayalas than give free water services to public
Claim: Facebook user Izzy Ztradlin claimed that Vice President Leni Robredo said she would rather pay the Ayalas more than give free water services to the public.An image posted on December 8 shows a...
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FALSE: Lee Kuan Yew 'quote' saying 'PH media are master of intrigues'
Claim: A Facebook post by user Jesus Satorre Jr quoted former Singapore prime minister Lee Kuan Yew as saying that the Philippine media are “just a master of intrigues” in a status posted on December...
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Medialdea's balancing act in Malacañang
MANILA, Philippines – Executive Secretary Salvador “Bingbong” Medialdea, trading his usual Palace barong for a casual khaki polo, sat beside President Rodrigo Duterte who was smack in the middle of a...
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Women of the Eastern Caliphate: By blood and marriage
This story series was supported by the Pulitzer CenterIt was the men who manned the trenches in the battle for Marawi and the establishment of the Philippines as an Islamic State (ISIS) hub in the...
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FALSE: 'Photo' of 'second fall in a month' by Pope Francis
Claim: Facebook page Talolot master posted an image on December 3 showing 83-year old Pope Francis tripping and falling down to the floor. The image included a text that claims, “Pope Francis has...
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Cayetano’s charm offensive in House shields him from SEA Games backlash
MANILA, Philippines – Mistrust was the biggest monster Alan Peter Cayetano had to slay the moment he became House Speaker.Until the day President Rodrigo Duterte gave him his blessing, Cayetano was not...
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Saving child sex workers
MANILA, Philippines – The collective cries of girls huddled in a corner is often the soundtrack to a rescue operation. They fear they’ve done something wrong and that they’ll be arrested too. It’s not...
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FAST FACTS: Harrison Plaza
MANILA, Philippines – Before there were today's sprawling malls in Metro Manila, there was, among others, Harrison Plaza.A popular shopping mall in Manila in the '70s and '80s, the Harrison Plaza...
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Year in review: The types of lies we debunked in 2019
MANILA, Philippines – Disinformation and misinformation continued to plague the Philippine online landscape in 2019. From January 22 to December 28, 2019, Rappler fact-checked a total of 188 false and...
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