VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Old clip of Russia plane crash FALSELY claimed as ‘Nepal’ crash
A short clip made to appear like footage of the deadly plane crash in Nepal on Jan. 15 is circulating in Facebook.
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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Video about SSS leadership change MISLEADS
A YouTube video claimed that former GSIS president Rolando Macasaet replaced Michael Regino as president and CEO of SSS due to the latter’s failure to provide a P1,000 pension increase to SSS beneficiaries.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Sara Duterte has NOT abolished K to 12
A blog link claiming Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio has ordered the scrapping of the K to 12 education system is false.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: BSP DID NOT issue P500 Marcos Sr. banknote
A YouTube video falsely claims the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas newly released a P500 bill bearing the face of former president Ferdinand Marcos Sr.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: New Kris Aquino death HOAX spreads on New Year’s day
A fake report about the death of celebrity Kris Aquino garnered over 452,000 views as Filipinos welcomed the new year.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: FALSE ‘NAIA reverting to MIA’ claim resurfaces
Amid the Manila airport fiasco on New Year’s Day, a video falsely claims President Bongbong Marcos has ordered the renaming of NAIA to MIA.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: FALSE ‘NAIA reverting to MIA’ claim resurfaces">VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Zubiri falsely claims no drug-related killings under Marcos admin
Contrary to Zubiri’s claim, the Philippine National Police reported on Nov. 14 that 46 deaths occurred in 18,505 anti-drug operations since the Marcos administration assumed power on June 30. The police claimed the 46 individuals killed were suspects who resisted arrest.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Marcos repeats claim on having the highest number of votes, needs context
While Marcos did garner the highest number of votes in Philippine electoral history, his share of the vote (58.7%) in the May 2022 balloting is only the country’s third highest vote percentage, next to former presidents Manuel L. Quezon (67.9%, 1935) and Ramon Magsaysay (68.9%, 1953).
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Zubiri changes tune on China placing PH on tourism blacklist
Senate President Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri has backtracked on his announcement that China had placed the Philippines on its blacklist of tourism destinations ”because of the problem with POGOs [Philippine offshore gaming operators].”
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Cardema falsely claims no disallowances were issued to NYC
In its 2021 audit report, COA ordered NYC to refund certain amounts of unauthorized or unsubstantiated prepaid load cards as well as irregular and unnecessary expenditures. It had previously issued notices of disallowance after flagging excessive claims of travel and meals in 2018 and “expenses not in accordance with existing government rules and regulations” in 2019.
