VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Video FALSELY claims COVID-19 vaccine, testing implant ‘barcode for life’
It also carried other claims similar to conspiracy theories already debunked by VERA Files Fact Check.
Monthly Archives: June 2021
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Pahayag ni Sotto sa kaligtasan ng mga hindi nabakunahan kung kasama ang mga nabakunahan kailangan ng konteksto
Walang pasubaling sinabi ni Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III na ang mga hindi nabakunahan laban sa coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) ay walang dapat katakutan kung napapalibutan sila ng mga taong nabakunahan na. Kailangan nito ng konteksto.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Sotto claim on safety of unvaccinated persons in the company of those vaccinated NEEDS CONTEXT
Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III implicitly claimed that unvaccinated persons against the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) have nothing to fear if they are surrounded by fully vaccinated individuals. This needs context.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Posts MISLEAD with 2018 ‘before Duterte’ photo of Manila Bay
The ‘before’ photo, carried by the June 17 posts of Duterte Social Media Supporter and one other netizen, was published originally by local media network UNTV in August 2018, or two years into Duterte's term.
Pandemic increases trust in news among Filipinos—Digital News Report 2021
The COVID-19 health crisis has spurred an increased overall trust in news among Filipinos but has led to waning interest in news products.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Pahayag ni Roque na ‘tanging’ si Duterte ang nakapagbigay ng mga bagong frigate sa AFP kulang ng konteksto
Ang sinabi ni Palace Spokesperson Harry Roque na si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte “lang” ang nakapagbigay sa Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) ng dalawang bagong frigates bilang bahagi ng modernization program ng militar ay nangangailangan ng konteksto.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Roque’s claim that ‘only’ Duterte acquired new frigates for AFP lacks context
Palace Spokesperson Harry Roque’s claim that “only” President Rodrigo Duterte has given the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) two brand new frigates as part of the military’s modernization program needs context.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Walang ipinakitang ebidensya, Roque sinabing kinasuhan ni Joma Sison si Duterte sa ICC
Sinabi ni Palace Spokesperson Harry Roque na si Jose Maria “Joma” Sison, founding chairperson ng Communist Party of the Philippines, ay kabilang sa mga nagsumite ng komunikasyon sa International Criminal Court (ICC) hinggil sa mga nangyaring pagpatay kaugnay ng giyera laban sa droga ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: COVID-19 vaccines that use mRNA are NOT ‘toxic’ to organs
There is also “no scientific evidence available that suggests that spike proteins created in our bodies from the COVID-19 vaccines are toxic or damaging [to] our organs,” according to a team of health experts from global technology nonprofit Meedan.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Roque claims without evidence that Joma Sison sued Duterte in ICC
Palace Spokesperson Harry Roque claimed without evidence that Jose Maria “Joma” Sison, founding chairperson of the Communist Party of the Philippines, was among those who submitted a communication to the International Criminal Court (ICC) regarding the killings in President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs.