Christmas bonus hyperlinks for 4Ps members, non-members, are faux, result in phishing web sites

AI evaluation exhibits the video is 99% AI-generated. The video has no report on official DSWD channels and directs customers to varieties that accumulate private info.

Declare: Each Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) members and non-members are eligible for a P5,000 Christmas bonus, which they will declare by registering via a hyperlink shared in posts on-line.

Ranking: FALSE

Why we fact-checked this: A number of posts making this declare have been shared on Fb, with the most well-liked reaching 2.2 million views, 27,800 reactions, and 11,400 shares. The web page repeatedly selling the declare, “MSWD Information Replace,” has 130,000 followers.

Textual content within the video states: “5k Christmas bonus sa lahat ng 4Ps member at non-member. Christmas bonus P5k schedule of payout: 3/December 8, 2025 hanggang December 20, 2025.”

(P5,000 Christmas bonus for all 4Ps members and non-members. Christmas bonus ₱5,000 payout schedule: December 8, 2025 to December 20, 2025.)

The information: A screenshot of the picture analyzed utilizing the AI detection device Sight Engine exhibits that the picture is probably going AI-generated with a 99% likelihood. It additionally signifies a 99% probability of face manipulation and 91% indicators of diffusion fashions.

Hive Moderation additional classifies the picture as seemingly containing AI-generated or deepfake content material, with a 99.9% likelihood, noting contributions from AI instruments similar to Veo3, Imagen4, and Gemini. 

A reverse picture search discovered no report of the video being printed or shared on any credible information web site or official authorities platform. Moreover, the Division of Social Welfare and Improvement (DSWD) has not issued any announcement, advisory, or assertion confirming a Christmas bonus for 4Ps members or non-members on its official web site or verified social media accounts, together with Fb, X (previously Twitter), Instagram, and YouTube.

Phishing websites: A scan of the URL utilizing Nord VPN’s hyperlink scanner discovered no indicators of malicious exercise. However, consultants warn customers to stay cautious.

The hyperlinks shared within the publish result in web sites presenting a “DSWD Christmas Bonus On-line Registration” type, that includes the DSWD brand prominently. The shape asks for private info similar to identify, province, municipality, variety of family members, most well-liked payout day, and cellular quantity — particulars generally focused in phishing makes an attempt to gather delicate information. (READ: Phishing 101: The way to spot and keep away from phishing)

Debunked: Rappler has fact-checked related on-line registration claims, which had been discovered to be faux:

– Marjuice Destinado/Rappler.com

Marjuice Destinado is a senior political science pupil at Cebu Regular College (CNU) and an alumna of the Aries Rufo Journalism Fellowship of Rappler for 2025.

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