What happens when public officials, media outlets and online users keep repeating false statements?
VERA Files Fact Check looks back on the most repeated lies that circulated this year: from the investigation of the International Criminal Court on the Philippines’ war on drugs to the red-tagging of former vice president Leni Robredo to the Marcos family’s stolen wealth.
See related fact-checks:
- Panelo repeats wrong claim that ICC has ‘no jurisdiction’ to probe Duterte’s drug war
- Duterte’s claim on PH non-membership in ICC lacks context
- Justice Secretary’s comment on ICC jurisdiction needs context
- For the second time, Justice secretary’s claim on ICC jurisdiction over PH needs context
- The ICC HAS jurisdiction to investigate in PH
- For the nth time, Duterte falsely claims all ICC judges are ‘white’
- Eagle News, NET25 report baseless claim that CPP founder Joma Sison advises Robredo presidential bid
- Claim that CPP founder Joma Sison ‘advises’ Robredo presidential campaign has no basis
- For the nth time, Badoy makes BASELESS claims on Robredo, partylists’ ‘ties’ with CPP-NPA-NDF
- Narvacan Mayor Chavit Singson wrongly claims $650M Marcos Swiss bank deposits are ‘not ill-gotten’
- Duterte understates his salary for the nth time
- Marcoleta repeats false claims about ABS-CBN
- Joma Sison, adviser ni Leni Robredo? (Tsek.ph)
- CPP founder Joma Sison not Robredo’s adviser (Tsek.ph)
- Totoo o Hindi? Adviser nga ba ni VP Leni Robredo si Jose Maria Sison ng Communist Party of the Philippines? (Tsek.ph)
- Joma Sison, umamin daw bilang adviser ni VP Leni Robredo? (Tsek.ph)
- Vaccines don’t cause infection, contrary to presidential bet’s claim (Tsek.ph)
- FACT CHECK: ‘Di totoong nakakapagpasa ng COVID-19 ang pagbabakuna (Tsek.ph)
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