FACT CHECK: Badoy repeats misleading claim on 2015 SC ruling
This is at least the second time that Lorraine Badoy misled information about the 2015 Supreme Court ruling.
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FACT CHECK: Marcos, DOF falsely claim PH leads GDP growth forecast in Asia
The Philippines does not have the highest projected GDP growth among Asian countries. It ranks fourth in the IMF’s 30 emerging and developing economies in the region, with a projected GDP growth of 6%. Palau holds the top spot with 8.7%, followed by Maldives with 7.2%.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Filipinos share Celine Dion DEATH HOAX on FB
Two Filipino Facebook users shared TikTok videos allegedly showing Celine Dion on her deathbed. The woman in the video is not the Canadian singer.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Marcos wrongly claims that govt appeal with ICC has failed
Only the government’s request to suspend the resumption of the drug war probe was junked by the ICC Appeals Chamber on March 27.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Marcos DID NOT appoint Marcoleta as Agriculture secretary
A video falsely claims that President Bongbong Marcos appointed SAGIP partylist Rep. Rodante Marcoleta as agriculture secretary.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Pamphlet in NICA orientation bears wrong definition of red-tagging
Red-tagging is the “vilification, labeling or guilt by association” involving “the characterization of most groups on the left of the political spectrum as “front organizations” for armed groups whose aim is to destroy democracy.”
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Marcos did NOT appoint Marcoleta to a cabinet post
Two YouTube videos falsely claim that President Bongbong Marcos has appointed Rep. Rodante Marcoleta as a cabinet member. This is not true.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: There is NO Philippine arrest warrant vs Bill Gates
A widely-circulated web article about a Philippine court ordering the arrest of American business magnate Bill Gates is fake.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: NO P1k monthly pension yet for indigent seniors this March
A fake advisory claims senior citizens will start receiving P1,000 per month as pension starting this March.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: A death HOAX involving Kris Aquino spreads anew
A YouTube video claimed that celebrity Kris Aquino died of stage 5 cancer last Feb. 16, and that Sen. Raffy Tulfo witnessed her death. This is not true.
