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No, this is not a new photo of an Filippino opposition politician using public transport

No, this is not a new photo of Filipino opposition politician Mar Roxas using public transport

Published on 6 December 2018 at 17:00

Multiple Facebook posts have shared a photo which they claim is a new image showing Philippine opposition politician Manuel 'Mar' Roxas using public transport. The photo is not new; it was posted online in 2014.

No, this is not a photo of a signpost targeting a rival of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte

No, this is not a photo of a sign targeting a rival of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte

Published on 29 November 2018 at 16:30

Multiple Facebook posts shared thousands of times carry a photo they claim shows a sign in a typhoon-devastated Philippine city with words that oppose a political foe of President Rodrigo Duterte. The claim is false and the image has been doctored.

No, this photo does not show a footbridge in the Philippines that was left unfinished during the term of then-president Benigno Aquino

Published on 28 November 2018 at 12:15

A Facebook post claims to show a partially built footbridge in the Philippines that was not completed during the administration of Benigno Aquino. An analysis of the photo used in the post, and a reverse image search, prove the bridge is in Thailand.

No, top NBA player Kevin Durant has not been traded to the Los Angeles Lakers

Published on 26 November 2018 at 09:36Updated on 26 November 2018 at 09:41

A Facebook post purporting to present updates on the NBA claims the Golden State Warriors basketball team has traded one of its key players, Kevin Durant, to the Los Angeles Lakers. Durant continued to play for the Warriors after the false post, and neither team made any announcements about the player changing sides.

No, this photo does not show a foreigner who was abandoned by his Filipina wife because he had no more money

No, these are not photos of a foreigner who was abandoned by his Filipina wife because he ran out of money

Published on 26 November 2018 at 09:00Updated on 26 November 2018 at 09:06

Facebook posts are sharing photos they claim show a foreigner who was abandoned by his Filipina wife because he ran out of money. The photos have been used out of context. They are of a refugee who fled war-torn Syria and were published online in 2015, three years before the misleading posts, as part of a crowdfunding campaign.

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