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False: Images show casualties of the Balakot air strike A series of photos from 2015 is viral on WhatsApp with a false caption that claims they show terrorists killed in an air strike by the Indian Air Force on a Jaish-e-Mohammed training camp in Balakot, Pakistan.The photos which show victims of a deadly heatwave in Karachi in 2015 a (Source: BOOM Live)

Misleading: President Ferdinand Marcos and Sen. Raffy Tulfo issued an order to close down the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) A video circulating on social media falsely suggests that President Ferdinand Marcos and Sen. Raffy Tulfo issued an order to close down the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO).On April 23, a YouTube channel published a video that bore the headline:"KAKAPASOK LANG SENADO  (Source: Vera Files)

False: China has sent 70 aircraft vessels near the West Philippine Sea in response to the Philippines bolstering its territorial defense efforts A video on Facebook (FB) is claiming that China has sent 70 aircraft vessels near the West Philippine Sea in response to the Philippines bolstering its territorial defense efforts. This is bogus.On April 21, an FB page published the video that bore the headline: "CHINA DI KINAYA  (Source: Vera Files)

False: Media did not cover the April 19 groundbreaking ceremony for the St. Bernadette Children and Maternity Hospital in San Jose del Monte, Bulacan led by President Bongbong Marcos. Videos posted on YouTube and Facebook (FB) claimed there was no media coverage of the April 19 groundbreaking ceremony for the St. Bernadette Children and Maternity Hospital in San Jose del Monte, Bulacan led by President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos.This is false. Media organizat (Source: Vera Files)