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Fact check: 2016 video manipulated to make it appear Duterte has endorsed Marcos for...

President Rodrigo Duterte has repeatedly said he would not endorse a successor. CLAIM: Duterte prefers Bongbong Marcos as his successor. RATING: False Pro-Marcos user @itswillclemens manipulated a...

Fact check: ‘Crossing out’ candidate’s name and shading another’s may invalidate vote — #PintigPH

The automated vote-counting system reads as valid those ballots with marks that cover at least about 25 percent of the oval for each candidate....

Fact check: Pro-Marcos TikTok user falsely claims Robredo is ‘giving up’ on presidential race...

Other candidates have called on Robredo to withdraw from the presidential race, but the vice president is resolute in finishing her campaign. CLAIM: Vice President...

Pro-Marcos page recycles claim that ‘Yellows’ ruled PH for three decades — #PintigPH

The definitive ruling by the country’s highest court should be enough to settle the matter. CLAIM: “Yellow” presidents failed to improve Filipinos’ lives over a...

‘BBM Youth Advocate’ page falsely claims Marcos Jr. is the ‘real vice president’ —...

The definitive ruling by the country’s highest court should be enough to settle the matter. CLAIM: Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. is the “real vice president” RATING:...

Fact-check: Marcos Jr. hiring Moreno as his new spokesman is SATIRE — #PintigPH

Some netizens took as fact a satirical post claiming Moreno is Marcos Jr.’s new spokesman. CLAIM: Manila Mayor Isko Moreno has replaced lawyer Vic Rodriguez...

Pintig.PH Fact-check: Montemayor’s statement that the IATF is led by lawyers is false —...

The doctor and lawyer also spoke of other baseless claims about the pandemic despite campaigning on a 10-point agenda to address Covid-19. CLAIM: The country’s...

Can Robredo pull off an upset or is Marcos Jr. headed for victory?

If pre-election surveys are accurate, there is a two-man race for the country’s next president, with former senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. leading in...

Leni, Kiko are UST students’ top picks for president, VP—Varsitarian survey

VICE PRESIDENT Maria Leonor “Leni” Robredo is the choice of 9 out of 10 UST students for president in the 2022 elections, results of...

Diokno, Hontiveros, De Lima top UST Varsitarian senatorial survey

LAWYER Chel Diokno is the most preferred candidate of Thomasians for senator in the 2022 elections, results of a Varsitarian survey showed. Diokno topped the...

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