False2026-09
What is circulating
“Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. exposed a list of pro-China officials and told them to resign.”
Claimed by Facebook users · social media
The facts
On 2 August 2026 Teodoro said officials who could not conform to Administrative Order 29 on the West Philippine Sea should resign, but he named no one and later dismissed a challenge to do so. The graphic listing the vice president and several senators showed signs of AI generation, and VERA Files rated it fake. Its posts and reels reached about 681,000 views.