VERA FILES FACT CHECK: PNA reports wrong founding date of ICC
The Philippine News Agency (PNA), a state-run “web-based newswire service,” recently reported a wrong date for the establishment of the International Criminal Court (ICC).
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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Duterte makes 3 wrong claims in Valenzuela speech
In a speech on March 4 that lasted less than 13 minutes, President Rodrigo Duterte made at least three false claims during the inauguration of new school buildings at the Lawang Bato National High School (LBNHS) and Canumay East National High School (CENHS) in Valenzuela City.
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: Jay Sonza, netizens revive fake photo of ‘Manila Bay beachfront’
Former broadcaster Jay Sonza, a Facebook (FB) user, and an FB page posted a manipulated photo of Manila Bay’s dolomite beach that has been debunked several times by fact-checkers.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Locsin u-turns on China’s new coast guard law
In just two days, Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. went from saying the passage of China’s new coast guard law — which allows it to fire on foreign vessels in China-claimed maritime areas — was “none of our business,” to calling it a “verbal threat of war” to those who will violate it.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Miriam Quiambao-Roberto shares misleading, inaccurate claims on copper face masks, COVID virus
In promoting the use of copper-infused face masks amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, former beauty queen Miriam Quiambao-Roberto shared in her Facebook status on Jan. 6 a “forwarded message” that cited faulty reasoning on the ability of copper to “disinfect virus and bacteria.”
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Gadon makes wrong claim on Leonen’s qualifications as SC associate justice
Lawyer Lorenzo "Larry" Gadon, a self-confessed Marcos loyalist, wrongly claimed that Supreme Court (SC) Associate Justice Marvic Leonen had "no experience" in litigation, and was thus "not qualified" for his position.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Imee Marcos falsely claims that PH imposed ‘earliest lockdown … in the world’ vs COVID-19
Sen. Imee Marcos inaccurately claimed that the Philippines imposed the “earliest lockdown … in the world” to curb the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in the country.
FACT CHECK: After supporting call for ‘global ceasefire’ amid pandemic, Duterte says truce with ‘Reds’ is ‘dead’
In just four days, President Rodrigo Duterte went from expressing support to the proposal in the United Nations (UN) for a global ceasefire during the pandemic to killing any possibility of a truce with the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) for the rest of his term.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Duterte makes erroneous claim on Davao City’s size
While recalling his experience in dealing with disasters as former Davao City mayor, President Rodrigo Duterte mistakenly claimed that Davao City is the “biggest” city in the world.
