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VERA Files is a verified signatory to the International Fact-Checking Network. It is also part of Meta's third-party fact-checking program that aims to fight misinformation and disinformation spread on the internet. With support from the National Endowment of Democracy, the team tracks and debunks false claims, flip-flops, misleading statements of public officials and figures. VERA Files is a verified signatory to the International Fact-Checking Network.

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FACT CHECK: Photo showing Duterte siblings giving away ambulances AI-GENERATED

By VERA Files

Apr 10, 2026

2-minute read

A photo circulating online showing the Duterte siblings with hundreds of ambulances for distribution to the public is AI-generated.

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FACT CHECK: Video of Vico Sotto promoting ‘investment program’ AI-MANIPULATED

By VERA Files

Apr 10, 2026

3-minute read

A video circulating online supposedly shows Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto promoting an investment project that promises extra income to the public. This is fake.

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FACT CHECK: Batangas-Mindoro undersea tunnel images AI-generated

By VERA Files

Apr 10, 2026

2-minute read

There is no existing undersea tunnel connecting Batangas and Mindoro. The images are AI-generated. The proposed 15-km floating bridge is still in the planning stage.

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FACT CHECK: ICC did NOT sentence Duterte to 120 years in prison

By VERA Files

Apr 8, 2026

2-minute read

A video is claiming that the International Criminal Court sentenced former president Rodrigo Duterte to 120 years in prison. This is false.

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FACT CHECK: Rep. Barbers supporting oil price hike to ease traffic FAKE

By VERA Files

Apr 8, 2026

2-minute read

A graphic post circulating on Facebook is claiming that Surigao del Norte Rep. Bernadette Barbers backed the oil price hike to ease traffic in the province. This is fake.

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FACT CHECK: Photos of Hontiveros doing farm work AI-GENERATED

Images of Sen. Risa Hontiveros doing farm work have been circulating online. These images are fake and generated using artificial intelligence.

By VERA Files

Apr 10, 2026

3-minute read

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FACT CHECK: Chinese tycoon’s oil donation to Davao SATIRE

Posts about a Chinese tycoon who will donate 700,000 barrels of crude oil to Davao City are false and originate from a satire source with no factual basis.

By VERA Files

Apr 10, 2026

2-minute read

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FACT CHECK: NO ‘big time’ oil price rollback starting April 7

A Facebook graphic falsely claims a major oil price rollback will take effect on April 7, with diesel at ₱85.50 and gasoline at ₱48.90 per liter. DOE data shows prices are at record highs and expected to rise further this week.

By VERA Files

Apr 8, 2026

2-minute read

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FACT CHECK: HINDI tinanggal sa Senado si Bato

By VERA Files | Mar 19, 2026

FACT CHECK: WALANG ayudang P150K sa uuwing OFWs galing digmaan sa Middle East

By VERA Files | Mar 11, 2026

FACT CHECK: WALANG 25K ayuda para sa mga may national ID

By VERA Files | Feb 16, 2026

FACT CHECK: HINDI bagong Senate President si Loren Legarda

By VERA Files | Feb 6, 2026

FACT CHECK: PEKE ang pictures nina Sen. Risa, Fr. Flavie na nakatingin sa ‘figurine’ ni Kian Delos Santos

By VERA Files | Feb 6, 2026

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News

State agents vs state agents

In February 2026, the Sandatahang Dahas monitor of the University of the Philippines Third World Studies Center recorded flare ups of an ingrained strain of violence among the country’s arms-bearing state agents that made them turn on each other.

By Joel F. Ariate Jr

Apr 11, 2026

13-minute read

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Commentary

The kunwari war: Duterte family’s private army

In DDS hitman Edgar Matobato’s testimony submitted to the ICC, he narrated a killing at Deca Homes: So Paolo called us, Major Lao, Major Francia to go to Deca Homes. We entered the home of the victim. Paolo ordered us to kill them.

By Antonio J. Montalvan II

Apr 8, 2026

3-minute read

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Podcast

All Eyes on AI – Usapang Deepfakes, Disinformation at Digital Literacy

Sa special episode ng What The F?! Podcast, tatalakayin ng VERA Files kasama si Engr. Ben Hur Pintor – Digital security advocate at Co-founder ng Smart CT, kung paano nakakaapekto ang paglaganap ng AI sa matagal ng problema ng disimpormasyon at anu-ano ang pwedeng gawin para mapalakas ang digital literacy sa bansa.

By VERA Files

Dec 19, 2025

1-minute read

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