VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Viral video shows building scaffold collapse in Japan, NOT Turkey
A video supposedly showing a building collapse in Turkey after the 7.8 magnitude quake struck on Feb. 6 has gone viral among Filipino netizens. This is false.
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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: FB pages circulate old photos NOT related to killer quake in Turkey and Syria
While the number of casualties in the deadly earthquake that struck parts of Turkey and Syria continues to rise, so are photos allegedly showing the devastation popping up. But the images circulating in several Filipino Facebook (FB) pages are unrelated to the tragedy.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Video of a condo collapse NOT related to Turkey-Syria quake
A compilation video supposedly showing the devastation caused by the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria on Feb. 6 included unrelated footage. A video of the collapse of an old Miami condominium is being passed off as part of the damage.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Dela Rosa’s willingness to be hanged over drug-related killings has no basis
A Philippine court cannot sentence him to hanging because the country already outlawed the death penalty on June 24, 2006 when then-president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo signed Republic Act 9346. This outlawed capital punishment in the country, which was previously allowed and carried out through lethal injection.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Viral video shows WRONG suspect in OFW’s rape-slay
On the day overseas Filipino worker Jullebee Ranara was buried, another unrelated video circulated on social media, passed off as the arrest of the suspect in her rape-slay. The video was taken in Saudi Arabia, not Kuwait.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Video DOES NOT show tsunami in Turkey but massive wave in South Africa
A video, allegedly showing a tsunami caused by the earthquake in Turkey and published by an Indian news organization, is spreading among Filipinos on Facebook (FB). It is not true.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Dela Rosa’s statement on ICC complementarity principle is misleading
In pursuing its own investigation, the ICC is going after top state officials who may be responsible for crimes against humanity but are not being investigated by the Philippines. This is where the principle of complementarity is violated and the justification for the resumption of the ICC’s drug war probe.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Remulla’s statement asking ICC to show ‘pattern’ of drug war killings needs context
Among the five considerations of the ICC Pre-Trial Chamber I were the pronouncements encouraging the killings under the drug war by former president Rodrigo Duterte and other officials and existence of drug watchlists.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Video DOES NOT show execution of OFW murder suspect
A video falsely claimed that the suspect in the murder of 35-year-old overseas Filipino worker (OFW) Jullebee Ranara has been hanged to death. Photos in the video are actually of an Iranian man who was sentenced to death in 2014.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: FB video does NOT show parents of alleged killer of Ranara in Kuwait
A video is circulating on Facebook (FB) purportedly showing the parents of the alleged killer of overseas Filipino worker (OFW) Jullebee Ranara pleading for the life of their child. This is not true. The video is about a different case in Iran.
