Jan Cuyco

1 week ago | malaysia.news.yahoo.com | Jan Cuyco

Jan Cuyco / AFP Philippines18 June 2025 at 5:21 am·2-min readIsrael and Iran's most intense confrontation in history has fuelled fears of a drawn-out conflict that could engulf the Middle East. But online footage of red flares lighting up the night sky does not depict Iranian strikes on Israel; it shows fireworks in Algeria following a football victory. "Iran attack Israel," reads the caption of a Facebook reel shared June 14, 2025. The video's text overlay says it was filmed "live".

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Jan Cuyco

After Israel's surprise bombardment of Iranian nuclear and military sites on June 13, 2025, prompting a counter-attack by Iran, old clips of a fireball explosion and people running away from a stadium surfaced in social media posts that falsely claimed they depict the impact of the strikes. But the compilation shows a port explosion in Lebanon and panicked fans at a US national cheerleading competition.

3 weeks ago | malaysia.news.yahoo.com | Jan Cuyco

Jan Cuyco / AFP Philippines2 June 2025 at 7:32 pm·2-min readAs Manila resumed its policy of using cameras to identify traffic violations on major thoroughfares, an imposter website was shared in posts falsely claiming drivers could use it to check if they had committed any offences. The Philippine capital's traffic management agency is yet to launch such an online database and urged motorists to avoid entering their vehicle registration details on the bogus site.

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Jan Cuyco

Philippine Senator Ronald Dela Rosa, the first police chief to enforce Rodrigo Duterte's brutal drug war, has said he intends to visit the former president in his detention cell in The Hague. But baseless posts claiming the meeting has occurred in late May have misrepresented an old picture. "There, I'm sure Father Digong is happy that he finally saw Senator Bato at The Hague," reads part of a Tagalog-language Facebook post on May 25, 2025, using Duterte and Dela Rosa's popular nicknames.

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Jan Cuyco

Former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte regained the mayorship of his family stronghold Davao city while detained at The Hague for alleged crimes against humanity but has not been granted interim release by the International Criminal Court. Social media posts by his supporters claiming otherwise have misrepresented a video of a Korean actor at the Manila airport and a clip of Duterte prior to his arrest.