https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1584241/bongbong-marcos-vows-to-bring-down-price-of-riceThe variation of the misleading posts, which were posted in different Facebook pages, claimed that the price of local regular-milled rice in outskirt Calinan District went down to as low as P24 per kilo. MindaNews checked rice stores in front of GMall Calinan on Wednesday, 25 May. Prices of rice at the Calinan Public Market on Wednesday, 25 May 2022. Following the circulation of the fake posts, rice stores in Calinan were bombarded with at least 15 inquiries per day about the false cheap price of rice. As with all our other reports, MindaNews welcomes leads or suggestions from the public to potential fact-check stories.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer May 26, 2022 03:27 UTC