Ara Eugenio

Makati City, Manila

Journalist at Agence France-Presse (AFP)

Digital investigation journalist @AFP @AFPFactCheck 📧 [email protected]

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Posts mispresent budget data to falsely claim Philippines 'out of money'

4 days ago | malaysia.news.yahoo.com | Ara Eugenio

Ara Eugenio / AFP Philippines3 June 2025 at 3:31 am·3-min readThe Philippines did not spend 90 percent of its national budget in the first four months of the year, contrary to false claims online. Experts told AFP the number cited in the social media posts refers to money allocated to individual departments -- not actual spending -- and that the government often plans its borrowing earlier in the year to profit from lower interest rates.
Posts falsely claim Australian foreign minister approved aid to Palestinian Authority

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Ara Eugenio

Australia has not provided aid to the Palestinian Authority, despite claims circulating online that Foreign Minister Penny Wong approved $20 million to support the Ramallah-based body for violent purposes. Instead, Australia has long provided funding to the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, which helps vulnerable Palestinians.
Fabricated Albanese quote about Labor-Greens preference deal misleads online

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Ara Eugenio

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese did not announce a nationwide preference deal between his ruling Labor Party and the Greens, contrary to claims in posts shared ahead of the May 3 elections. Labor and Greens candidates have recommended voters "preference" the other party -- rank them second on their ballots -- but the false claim circulating online uses images overlaid with fabricated subtitles.
Posts misuse Australian news report to misrepresent Labor Party election promise

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Ara Eugenio

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's government has not promised to include gender reassignment surgery and puberty blockers for minors in the country's national health insurance scheme, contrary to claims shared on social media ahead of the May 3 elections. The posts misrepresent an article in The Guardian about the ruling Labor Party pledging to train healthcare workers to make gender-affirming care more accessible and safe for gay, lesbian and gender-diverse Australians if re-elected.
Parody post falsely shared as Australian Labor Party's support for Islamic law code

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Ara Eugenio

Australia's ruling Labor Party has not made moves to recognise sharia law in the country, contrary to a false claim circulating on social media ahead of May 3 national elections. The claim originates from a parody account using a clip from a 2017 documentary set in a Brisbane mosque. "So sharia law is now acceptable in this country.
Parody post falsely shared as Australian Labor Party's support for Islamic law code

1 month ago | malaysia.news.yahoo.com | Ara Eugenio

Ara Eugenio / AFP Australia25 April 2025 at 3:06 am·3-min readAustralia's ruling Labor Party has not made moves to recognise sharia law in the country, contrary to a false claim circulating on social media ahead of May 3 national elections. The claim originates from a parody account using a clip from a 2017 documentary set in a Brisbane mosque. "So sharia law is now acceptable in this country.
Fabricated Australia election flyer fuels anti-trans hate

1 month ago | malaysia.news.yahoo.com | Ara Eugenio

Ara Eugenio / AFP Australia23 April 2025 at 12:07 am·3-min readAs Australia gears up for its May poll, social media users have circulated a fake flyer that says the Labor and Greens parties pledged to fund gender-affirming procedures under the country's public health insurance scheme Medicare. Australia's election commission told AFP the material is unauthorised, and neither party has made such a promise in their current campaign platforms.
Old Australian govt study misrepresented as 'Labor in favour of sharia law'

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Ara Eugenio

Australia's ruling Labor Party has not campaigned to recognise sharia law, contrary to social media users claiming otherwise. The posts share an image of a 2010 journal article cropped to exclude its conclusion that the country should not adopt the Islamic legal system. "How many reasons do you need not to vote Labor?" reads a March 25, 2025 X post with more than 500 shares.
Experts reject claim Australian PM naturalised migrants to influence election

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Ara Eugenio

Australia has granted citizenship to a steady number of immigrants over the past few years, contrary to social media posts falsely claiming the Labor government naturalised a "record number" of people to shore up support in the upcoming election. Federal data also show migrants make up just one-third of new voters, with the majority consisting of Australians turning the legal voting age of 18.
Australia PM targeted with false 'absent flag' claim ahead of vote

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Ara Eugenio

"The Prime Minister of Australia, Anthony Albanese calls the date for the federal election. The Australian flag is not present," reads a post on X shared March 28, 2025. "In its place are flags representing 3% of Australians. You can either vote for the Australian flag or for this Australian flog."The image in the post appears to show Albanese announcing the next election with only the Aboriginal flag on his right and the Torres Strait Islander symbol to his left (archived here and here).

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