#UNAssemblyFacts VERA Files’ live fact check
Here's a round up of our live fact checking.
Yearly Archives: 2019
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: ‘Kikiam,’ ‘fishball,’ hindi gawa sa karne ng ahas
Hindi totoo ang sinasabi sa isang Facebook post ng isang Filipino netizen tungkol sa umano’y paggamit ng karne ng ahas bilang sangkap sa maraming pagkaing ibinebenta sa kalye. Ang mga litrato na ginamit sa post ay hindi sa Pilipinas o para sa paggawa ng pagkaing ibinebenta sa kalye. Ang isang parehong kuwento ay napasinungalingan na sa Thailand.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: ‘Kikiam,’ ‘fishball,’ not made of snake meat
A Facebook post of a Filipino netizen about the alleged use of snake meat as an ingredient in several street food is false. The photos used in the post were neither from the Philippines nor for street food production. A similar story has already been debunked in Thailand.
Arthur Espiritu in the stratosphere
While opera remains a rarity in Metro Manila (except for some concerts offering token arias and some once-a-year opera production), tenor Arthur Espiritu is leading an opera life that the Filipino opera lover can only dream of.
Filmmaker urges Duterte officials, Filipinos to watch documentary on drug war
The director of a scathing documentary on the President Duterte’s bloody drug war that is set to be shown in the United States on October 4, urged officials of the Duterte government and supporters to watch the film.
A decade after Ondoy, lessons are still being learned
Ten years to the day, the memories of that disaster are still vivid in many people’s minds.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: VP vote result NOT ‘final and official’
This story is false. Don't believe it.
A Filipino clarinetist in the Asian Youth Orchestra
“Music really connects people. It doesn’t matter if you're Japanese, Korean, Chinese or Filipino. With the power of music, we can bring about world harmony and be of help to one another.”
DOTr pinaghahandaan ang child restraint system para sa mga pribadong sasakyan
Sa susunod na taon na ang implementasyon ng polisiya na ayon sa ilang motorista ay maaaring maging magastos.
