TNP Fact-Check Team, Author at Tinig ng Plaridel

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Satire post falsely claims gov’t held prayer meeting, declared Kara David persona non grata over birthday wish

Posted on 19 September 202519 September 2025
byTNP Fact-Check Team

A viral post claiming the government held a prayer meeting and declared veteran journalist Kara David persona non grata in multiple areas for wishing death upon corrupt individuals on her…

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No class, work suspensions over transport strikes yet

Posted on 14 September 202515 September 2025
byTNP Fact-Check Team

Schools and government offices have yet to suspend classes and work due to nationwide transport strikes by PISTON and MANIBELA, contrary to claims circulating on Facebook. Facebook page Today’s News…

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No ‘media blackout’ for Sept. 13 anti-corruption protests

Posted on 14 September 2025
byTNP Fact-Check Team

At least nine media organizations reported on anti-corruption protests in Metro Manila on Saturday, Sept. 13, contrary to claims of a “media blackout” in a TikTok video. The video uploaded…

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SC has no power to impeach Marcos

Posted on 16 April 2025
byTNP Fact-Check Team

Only Congress has the authority to remove the country’s top officials, contrary to a viral TikTok claim that the Supreme Court has voted to oust President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. The…

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Objection! Saul Goodman quote card backing Duterte a hoax

Posted on 18 March 202518 March 2025
byTNP Fact-Check Team

A viral TikTok post falsely attributes a quote to fictional character Saul Goodman, claiming he denounced former President Rodrigo Duterte’s arrest. Goodman, portrayed by Bob Odenkirk, is best known as…

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Argentina parade misrepresented as pro-Duterte rally in Manila

Posted on 14 March 202514 March 2025
byTNP Fact-Check Team

A video of a football victory parade in Argentina has been passed off as a rally condemning the recent arrest of former President Rodrigo Duterte. The Facebook reel uploaded by…

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TNP FACT-CHECK: Taylor Swift didn’t flash Marcos hand sign at NYU speech

Posted on 23 May 202223 May 2022
byTNP Fact-Check Team

Singer-songwriter Taylor Swift was not doing presumptive President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s campaign hand sign when she made a “V” hand gesture during her speech at the New York University…

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TNP FACT-CHECK: Congress hasn’t passed mandatory ROTC bill for senior high

Posted on 20 May 202223 May 2022
byTNP Fact-Check Team

A viral tweet on the passage of a bill making the Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) mandatory for Grade 11 and 12 students is misleading. While the House of Representatives did approve the measure, it happened three years ago in the 17th Congress. The bill remains pending in both the House and the Senate in the current Congress.

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#TNPFACTCHECK: Japan, SoKor news reports misused to imply praise for Marcos bid

Posted on 4 May 20224 May 2022
byTNP Fact-Check Team

South Korean and Japanese news reports on the presidential candidacy of Ferdinand Marcos Jr. for the May 9 polls have been misused on a TikTok video to suggest the two nations’ support for his bid.

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TNP FACT-CHECK: Misleading video claims Duterte backing Robredo bid

Posted on 27 April 202229 April 2022
byTNP Fact-Check Team

President Rodrigo Duterte has not declared support for the presidential candidacy of Vice President Leni Robredo, contrary to what a misleading TikTok video has implied after a group supporting the…

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FACT-CHECK: Gadon repeats false claim vs Aquino, CPP-NPA

Posted on 21 April 202226 April 2022
byTNP Fact-Check Team

Former Sen. Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Jr. was not the founding leader of the Communist Party of the Philippines and New People’s Army (CPP-NPA), contrary to a claim revived by senatorial aspirant and suspended lawyer Larry Gadon.

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TNP FACT-CHECK: Defensor falsely claims QC mayor Belmonte allied with Robredo

Posted on 20 April 202226 April 2022
byTNP Fact-Check Team

Reelectionist Joy Belmonte and her party Serbisyo sa Bayan have not endorsed any presidential candidate. She previously said a presidential endorsement “might or might never happen.”

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