VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Story on Dong-Hontiveros link NEEDS CONTEXT
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Yearly Archives: 2019
Media groups, academe join forces in election fact-checking initiative
Tsek.ph is an online collaborative fact-checking project for the midterm polls.
VERA FILES FACT SHEET: SALNs, FOI in Congress explained
The severely criticized House Resolution 2467 is not a new proposal. Here are three facts about the SALN, a powerful tool in uncovering unexplained wealth.
The art of fact
At the “Democracy and Disinformation” conference at the University of the Philippines Baguio, this curiosity-seeker came away with her “old-fashioned” views reinforced on the vital role of fact-checking in combating the spread of fake news in print and broadcast media, and more so in social media.
Tsek.ph, a collaborative fact- checking project to be launched Feb. 11
A pioneering collaborative fact‐checking project to combat fake news and other forms of disinformation in the run‐up to the May 2019 elections will be launched tomorrow, February 11 (Monday), 10 a.m., at the University of the Philippines in Diliman, Quezon City.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Story claiming Aquino admin stole budget for youth rehab centers FALSE
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Palace denies VERA Files’ FOI request on Duterte’s health; official statement, medical records ‘not on file’
The FOI process was riddled with technicalities and vague explanations.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Duterte exaggerates number of poor in PH
Where the president got his data was not clear.
Human rights an issue in new US funding support to the Philippines
The Philippines will receive U.S. funding assistance under the newly-signed Asia Reassurance Initiative Act (ARIA) that aims to promote Washington’s security and other interests in the Indo-Pacific region, but no funds will be given in support of the government’s anti-narcotics campaign unless certain human rights standards are satisfied.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Nueva Ecija governor DID NOT say Manila Bay rehab is ‘alarming’
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