VERA FILES FACT CHECK: GTA V gameplay FALSELY labeled as Nepal plane crash footage
A recording of a popular video game made to look like footage of the fatal Jan. 15 plane crash in Nepal is currently circulating among Filipinos on social media.
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FACT SHEET: Understanding the risks of orbital debris to Filipinos
PhilSA issued two advisories warning the public of the potential risks of falling orbital debris from two space rockets launched by China.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: PAL did NOT cancel Canada flight due to Marcos’ Switzerland visit
An allegation is making the rounds on social media that Philippine Airlines (PAL) canceled a 777 flight to Canada as a result of President Ferdinand Marcos’ trip to Switzerland. This is not true.
FACT SHEET: Is the Philippine debt still ‘manageable’?
At the start of 2023, an international debt watcher reported that the Philippines is among the few countries that will see a decline in their debt stock “by several percentage points” based on projected high nominal GDP growth.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Marcos claim on ‘slowing’ inflation rate needs context
While there was indeed a slowdown in the country’s inflation rate in the last month of 2022, it is still the highest recorded since the 9.1% posted in November 2008. It is also the fastest in 14 years, financial data and media company Bloomberg reported on Jan. 5.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: NO data supporting Omicron XBB variant is ‘5x’ deadlier than Delta
A text post is spreading among Filipinos claiming the new COVID-19 subvariant XBB.1.5 is more lethal than the Delta variant. This is not true.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Sandro Marcos DID NOT call Filipinos ‘entitled’ over flight delays
A quote card where Rep. Sandro Marcos allegedly said Filipinos who complain over flight delays are “entitled” is spreading online. This is satire.
Scorecard: Six years of fact checking Duterte
The country’s former top public official was VERA Files’ most fact-checked personality since 2016. He was named the “most fact-checked figure” in 2018 and the top purveyor of disinformation on COVID-19 among government officials in 2020.
Gender equality: Kung hindi ngayon, kailan?
Ipinahayag ni Justice Secretary Boying Remulla kamakailan na hindi pa raw handa ang Pilipinas na magkaroon ng batas na magsusulong sa same sex marriage at anti-discrimination batay sa sexual orientation, gender identity, at gender expression. Pero kailan ba ang tamang panahon para magkaroon ng gender equality sa bansa?
FACT SHEET: Disparity in body count of drug war victims explained
The Marcos administration has revamped the government’s anti-drug campaign in a bid to focus on demand reduction and rehabilitation of users, as opposed to the all-out war that led to the death of thousands of Filipinos in the Duterte administration’s war on drugs.
