Category Archives: Fact Check

Is Medialdea Fueling Fake News On Rodrigo Duterte?

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Former executive secretary Salvador Medialdea, who is seeking to visit former president Rodrigo Duterte at the ICC Detention Centre in Schevenigen, The Hague, says he hasn’t seen Duterte since he was taken into custody by the ICC at the airport. ICC spokesperson Fadi El Abdallah, however, confirmed Thursday that Duterte is under ICC custody at the ICC detention centre in Scheveningen. | via Zen Hernandez, ABS-CBN News #abscbnnews #fyp #news

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Former Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea seems to be having a hard time adjusting to life outside the cozy confines of Malacañang.

His latest statement— denying that Rodrigo Duterte is in an ICC detention center despite official confirmation from The Hague—suggests he may still be operating under the old playbook of “deny, distract, and discredit.”

Unfortunately for him, The Netherlands is not the Philippines, where public officials can say anything and expect people to just nod along. Over there, facts actually matter. Fake news isn’t a government tool, and “Marites politics” has no place in international law.

Perhaps Medialdea is simply struggling with the European way of doing things—where when authorities say someone is in detention, they actually are. Or maybe he just misses the days when press conferences were more about spectacle than substance. Either way, it might be time for him to update his worldview—preferably before his next press release.

Will Kuryente King Mark Anthony Lopez RSVP To Enrile?

At 101 years old, Juan Ponce Enrile is proving that not even time itself can erase his memory—or his fighting spirit. The former Martial Law architect has challenged blogger and self-proclaimed “Kuryente King” Mark Lopez to a face-to-face showdown over claims that Enrile staged his own ambush in 1972.

Lopez, known for debating anyone with WiFi, has yet to RSVP. Perhaps he’s weighing the risks of arguing with a man who has outlived multiple administrations, coups, and possibly even some historical facts.

Will Lopez take the bait and engage in the ultimate history lesson, or will he suddenly remember an important errand that day? Either way, we might need a fact-checker—and possibly an exorcist—to get to the bottom of this one.

DDS Vloggers: The Sound Of The Cash Register!

Ah, the DDS bloggers—pioneers of the digital Wild West, where the only currency that matters is engagement and cold, hard cash.

Once hailed as fearless keyboard warriors, now they’re shaking in their boots at the mere thought of a congressional hearing. Instead of RSVPing like normal people, they dashed straight to the Supreme Court, as if invited to an exorcism instead of a committee probing fake news. The irony is as rich as their monetized content.

But wait—plot twist! Now they’re suing Congressman Ace Barbers for allegedly calling them “narco bloggers,” a phrase he never actually used to call them, specifically! Yet, like a fish caught by its own mouth, they admitted his speech endangered their “lucrative” vlogging business. Ah, the sweet sound of self-incrimination! Nothing says “we’re legitimate” like panicking over potential demonetization.

And let’s not forget that some of these vloggers are actual lawyers—one even boasts two suspensions, with a disbarment attempt on the horizon. Who needs ethics when you have super chats? In the end, their lawsuit isn’t about justice. It’s about preserving the cash flow. Because in this influencer economy, the real crime isn’t lying—it’s going broke.