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+ Follow FACT CHECK Tag
FACT CHECK
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                    [ArticleID] => 2283699
                    [Title] => Fact check: There aren't 52 Philippine HEIs included in world university rankings
                    [Summary] => President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. erroneously claimed that there are 52 Philippine higher education institutions (HEIs) that made "world-class status" in his second State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday. 
                    [DatePublished] => 2023-07-25 16:07:00
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                    [SectionName] => Headlines
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                    [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2023/07/25/ferdinand-marcos-jr-july-2023-sona_2023-07-25_15-19-28337_thumbnail.jpg
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                    [ArticleID] => 2278625
                    [Title] => Fact check: Vice Ganda did not pay P3 million for Awra's bail
                    [Summary] => A viral TikTok video incorrectly claimed that comedian Vice Ganda gave P3 million to facilitate the release of teen celebrity Awra Briguela, whose real name is McNeal Neri Briguela, from police custody. Briguela only posted bail of P6,000. This is false.
                    [DatePublished] => 2023-07-04 16:29:00
                    [ColumnID] => 0
                    [Focus] => 1
                    [AuthorID] => 1807493
                    [AuthorName] => Cristina Chi
                    [SectionName] => Headlines
                    [SectionUrl] => headlines
                    [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2022/06/19/ra_2022-06-19_22-17-45_thumbnail.jpg
                )

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                (
                    [ArticleID] => 2276050
                    [Title] => Fact check: Misleading claims that Marcos almost died due to near plane crash surface
                    [Summary] => The plane carrying President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. encountered a technical glitch on June 14 but was not in danger of crashing, contrary to claims by YouTube vloggers. 
                    [DatePublished] => 2023-06-23 16:17:00
                    [ColumnID] => 0
                    [Focus] => 1
                    [AuthorID] => 1807493
                    [AuthorName] => Cristina Chi
                    [SectionName] => Headlines
                    [SectionUrl] => headlines
                    [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2023/06/23/marcos_2023-06-23_16-00-42_thumbnail.jpg
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            [3] => Array
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                    [ArticleID] => 2273231
                    [Title] => Fact check: Chinese government can’t cut off power in the Philippines with a button
                    [Summary] => According to a statement by the Presidential Communications Office on May 16, Marcos merely agreed with Sen. Raffy Tulfo to study or to conduct hearings in order to know "the real situation" of the NGCP "and if there is a need for the government to (sic) full control of the entity."
                    [DatePublished] => 2023-06-12 09:21:00
                    [ColumnID] => 0
                    [Focus] => 1
                    [AuthorID] => 1807493
                    [AuthorName] => Cristina Chi
                    [SectionName] => Headlines
                    [SectionUrl] => headlines
                    [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2023/05/25/lectricity-power-lines2018-10-2113-50-222023-04-1520-00-49_2023-05-25_00-57-17494_thumbnail.jpg
                )

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                (
                    [ArticleID] => 2268457
                    [Title] => Fact check: Is Moderna really building a vaccine factory in the Philippines?
                    [Summary] => There has been much hype surrounding Malacañang’s announcement that US pharmaceutical and biotechnology company Moderna Inc. will establish a “vaccine making facility” in the Philippines, but is this really within reach?
                    [DatePublished] => 2023-05-23 16:29:00
                    [ColumnID] => 0
                    [Focus] => 1
                    [AuthorID] => 1806909
                    [AuthorName] => Xave Gregorio
                    [SectionName] => Headlines
                    [SectionUrl] => headlines
                    [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2021/06/07/massachusetts-moderna_2021-06-07_21-38-30_thumbnail.jpg
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            [5] => Array
                (
                    [ArticleID] => 2267493
                    [Title] => Fact check: Sara Duterte ‘quote’ telling teachers with laptop issues to shut up is fake
                    [Summary] => A quote card in which Vice President and Department of Education Secretary Sara Duterte said teachers with complaints over their DepEd-issued laptops should "shut up" is fake.
                    [DatePublished] => 2023-05-19 16:41:00
                    [ColumnID] => 0
                    [Focus] => 1
                    [AuthorID] => 1807493
                    [AuthorName] => Cristina Chi
                    [SectionName] => Headlines
                    [SectionUrl] => headlines
                    [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2023/05/19/sara-duterte_2023-05-19_16-44-34415_thumbnail.jpg
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                    [ArticleID] => 2266497
                    [Title] => Fact check: ‘We give the world our best’ not final DOT slogan
                    [Summary] => While Frasco did not distance the DOT from the slogan and threw her support behind the idea, she also said that the department “will enhance the existing slogan in consultation with our stakeholders.”
                    [DatePublished] => 2023-05-15 15:45:00
                    [ColumnID] => 0
                    [Focus] => 1
                    [AuthorID] => 1807493
                    [AuthorName] => Cristina Chi
                    [SectionName] => Headlines
                    [SectionUrl] => headlines
                    [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2022/10/05/paul-soriano2022-07-2112-46-34_2022-10-05_12-23-59532_thumbnail.jpg
                )

            [7] => Array
                (
                    [ArticleID] => 2259803
                    [Title] => Fact check: Fake video depicting 'zombie virus' outbreak in China revived
                    [Summary] => A reposted version of a five-month-old Youtube video alleging that a viral “zombie” virus is infecting people in China and the country’s government wants to conceal the news has been making the rounds online. This is false.
                    [DatePublished] => 2023-04-18 09:51:00
                    [ColumnID] => 0
                    [Focus] => 1
                    [AuthorID] => 1807493
                    [AuthorName] => Cristina Chi
                    [SectionName] => Headlines
                    [SectionUrl] => headlines
                    [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2023/04/18/zombie-virus-fact-check_2023-04-18_09-45-06_thumbnail.jpg
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            [8] => Array
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                    [ArticleID] => 2256597
                    [Title] => Fact check: DOH did not recommend shutdown of resorts due to heat wave
                    [Summary] => The Department of Health did not recommend the closure of Boracay Island and other tourist destinations due to a supposed heat wave, contrary to posts circulating on Facebook.
                    [DatePublished] => 2023-04-03 17:38:00
                    [ColumnID] => 0
                    [Focus] => 1
                    [AuthorID] => 
                    [AuthorName] => 
                    [SectionName] => Headlines
                    [SectionUrl] => headlines
                    [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2021/03/02/boracay-island-tourists_2021-03-02_21-38-38830_thumbnail.jpg
                )

            [9] => Array
                (
                    [ArticleID] => 2255615
                    [Title] => Fact check: No risk of temperature shock when bathing, drinking cold water in hot weather
                    [Summary] => The Department of Health said on Wednesday it is safe for individuals to cool their bodies down and drink cold water right after being outdoors in 40°C weather, contrary to a viral Facebook post claiming otherwise. 
                    [DatePublished] => 2023-03-30 11:29:00
                    [ColumnID] => 0
                    [Focus] => 1
                    [AuthorID] => 1807493
                    [AuthorName] => Cristina Chi
                    [SectionName] => Headlines
                    [SectionUrl] => headlines
                    [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2021/05/13/heat_2021-05-13_23-58-19621_thumbnail.jpg
                )

        )

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