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Rappler values truth-telling, facts, and factual reporting. We correct at the first instance inaccuracies spotted in our own reports and false claims made by public officials, key public personalities, and other accounts on social media. Fact-checking is done both internally and externally to create and sustain an environment anchored on truth, which is essential to a healthy and working democracy.

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Rappler sustains its efforts to fact-checking enterprise and related efforts to combat disinformation online with support from the National Endowment of Democracy (NED), UNESCO, Internews, Meedan, and the Friedrich Naumann Foundation (FNF).

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FACT CHECK: Gov’t still settling national debt; 2023 report misinterpreted 

FACT CHECK: Gov’t still settling national debt; 2023 report misinterpreted 
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FACT CHECK: No proof that Duterte’s ICC detention boosted tourism in the Netherlands

FACT CHECK: No proof that Duterte’s ICC detention boosted tourism in the Netherlands

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FACT CHECK: Carpio did not confirm dismissal of Sara Duterte impeachment case

FACT CHECK: Carpio did not confirm dismissal of Sara Duterte impeachment case
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FACT CHECK: Contrary to claim, media reported Duterte’s drug war hearing statements

FACT CHECK: Contrary to claim, media reported Duterte’s drug war hearing statements

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FACT CHECK: No order from Quimbo to padlock INC churches in Marikina

FACT CHECK: No order from Quimbo to padlock INC churches in Marikina