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FACT CHECK: Torre did NOT say he will pick up, drag Zuckerberg if he fails to attend Congress probe (opens the original)
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Nicolas Torre III said that he is willing to personally pick up and drag Mark Zuckerberg if he fails to attend the congressional probe. Torre denied saying the quote and called it a lie that needed to be corrected before more people believed it. A viral quote card is circulating online claiming that Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) General Manager Nicolas Torre III said he is ready to pick up and drag Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg if he fails to attend the summons of congress. This is fake.
FACT CHECK: NO statement from Gatchalian about taking over the VP post (opens the original)
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Sherwin Gatchalian released a statement saying that he is not thinking about replacing Sara Duterte and that the decision is completely up to Ferdinand Marcos. Gatchalian did not say he would replace Vice President Sara Duterte if she were impeached. No credible news report or official source contains the statement attributed to Gatchalian in the circulating post. A Facebook post claims that Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian released a statement saying that he is not thinking about replacing V
FACT CHECK: Earthquakes CANNOT be predicted, viral risk prediction map FAKE (opens the original)
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A Facebook post claims to show a high-risk earthquake forecast map across the Philippines with risk percentages reaching 90% to 95% from Sept. 21 to 22. Scientific authorities, including the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS), have repeatedly stated that earthquakes cannot be predicted, as no technology exists anywhere in the world capable of forecasting the exact date, time, or location of a seismic event. A Facebook post with a graphic claiming to show a high-risk fo
Duterte defense asks ICC to cut 62,130 evidence items to 10,000 (opens the original)
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Former president Rodrigo Duterte’s defense team has asked the International Criminal Court to reduce the prosecution’s 62,130 disclosed evidence items “up to an absolute maximum of 10,000,” saying a large portion is irrelevant, duplicated, illegible or otherwise unusable. In a Sept. 25 filing made public on Saturday, lead defense counsel Peter Haynes asked Trial Chamber III to order the prosecution to complete the reduction by Oct. 7, less than two months before Duterte’s trial is scheduled to b
FACT CHECK: Chua quote on ‘drying up the country’s funds just to impeach VP Sara’ FAKE (opens the original)
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Joel Chua said the congressmen are open to drying up the country’s funds as long as they can convict Vice President Sara Duterte in the impeachment trial. No official records or reports show House prosecutor Joel Chua claiming that congressmen do not care if the country’s funds run dry to convict Vice President Sara Duterte. A quote card circulating online claims that House prosecutor Joel Chua said congressmen do not care if the country’s funds run dry as long as they convict Vice President Sar
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