Duterte does a Marcos’ ‘show me the money’ tactic
“I would like to put on notice, if there’s an American agent here, that from now on, you want the Visiting Forces Agreement done? You have to pay.”
Monthly Archives: February 2021
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Roque claim on Asian countries vaccination rates is wrong
Responding to critics who said the Philippines is falling behind the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination drive in Asia, Palace Spokesperson Harry Roque mistakenly claimed that only three countries in the region have started their vaccination rollouts as of Feb. 2.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: ICC prosecutor NOT being ‘removed’ from office
Chief prosecutors of the international court have a non-renewable term of nine years. Bensouda’s started in 2012 and is scheduled to end in June.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Graphic of Lacson supporting Bam Aquino’s Senate run NOT new; it’s from 2019
The graphic and Lacson's endorsement was made to look recent and timed for the 2022 national polls.
Leila De Lima marks 4th year in prison
The foremost prisoner of conscience in the country has just been acquitted of one of three drug charges against her and moves ever closer to freedom after nearly four years of unjust detention at Camp Crame, Quezon City.
VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Pag-unawa sa pagbabasura ng PET sa poll protest ni Marcos laban kay Robredo
Nagkakaisa ang pagboto, ibinasura ng Supreme Court (SC), na nakaupo bilang Presidential Electoral Tribunal (PET), ang “buong electoral protest” na isinampa ni dating senador Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. laban kay Vice President Leni Robredo para maagaw ang pangalawang pinakamataas na posisyon sa bansa.
VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Understanding the PET’s junking of Marcos’ poll protest vs. Robredo
Voting unanimously, the Supreme Court (SC), sitting as the Presidential Electoral Tribunal (PET), dismissed “the entire electoral protest” that former senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. filed against Vice President Leni Robredo to wrestle the country’s second highest post.
Fact-checking, Vietnamese Style
“Fake news are created by humans. Thus, only humans can recognize and solve this issue.” This motto appears on the website of Southeast Asia’s newest fact checker – the government-run Vietnam Anti-Fake News Center.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Microchips, quantum dots and other coronavirus conspiracy theories
Apart from COVID-19 itself, there is a battle being waged against vaccine-related misinformation.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Conspiracy theories on COVID-19 vaccines having microchips revived
The COVID-19 pandemic is real, with over 109.5 million cases of the disease recorded in 192 countries as of Feb. 17.
