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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: PBBM’s weekly bathing advice FALSE

By VERA Files

Nov 13, 2026

2-minute read

The viral statement attributed to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr urges Filipinos to bathe only once a week and share one bucket of water among 10 people as a solution to the anticipated Super El Niño is fabricated.

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FACT CHECK: DENR NOT selling Davao forest land to private investors

By VERA Files

Nov 12, 2026

2-minute read

At least three Facebook posts claim that the Department of Environment and Natural Resources is selling 144,000 hectares of forest land in the Davao Region to private investors. This is misleading.

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FACT CHECK: Cancer-free since 2023, Remulla did NOT ask for prayers vs leukemia

By VERA Files

Nov 12, 2026

2-minute read

Ombudsman Boying Remulla did not ask for Filipinos' prayers to heal his leukemia. He has been cancer-free since 2023.

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FACT CHECK: NO Palace order to hide poverty for ASEAN summit

By VERA Files

Nov 11, 2026

2-minute read

A Facebook post claims that Malacañang ordered the installation of a 50-kilometer-long, 80-story velvet curtain to hide poverty in the country ahead of the ASEAN Summits. This is satire.

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FACT CHECK: Castro calls Sara Duterte a ‘plague,’ demands her resignation FALSE

By VERA Files

Nov 11, 2026

2-minute read

Palace Press Officer Claire Castro did not make any statement describing Vice President Sara Duterte a "plague" on the country, nor did she demand her resignation.

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FACT CHECK: EJK witnesses NOT seeking return to PH after Tagalog barred by ICC

Facebook posts claim that witnesses in former president Rodrigo Duterte's International Criminal Court trial want to return to the Philippines after being barred from speaking Tagalog in court. This is false.

By VERA Files

Nov 10, 2026

2-minute read

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FACT CHECK: Toni Gonzaga quote she won’t turn against Marcos is FAKE

A viral quote card attributed to actress Toni Gonzaga says she won't turn against President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. because he is a respectable and hardworking leader. This is fake.

By VERA Files

Nov 10, 2026

2-minute read

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FACT CHECK: Trillanes graphic on readiness to sacrifice life for country is FAKE

Former senator Sonny Trillanes did not say he is ready to sacrifice his life for the country, nor did the Presidential Communications Office publish the viral post.

By VERA Files

Nov 10, 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

2026 ASEAN Summit in PH: Who’s coming and what’s on the agenda?

Department of Foreign Affairs Spokesperson for ASEAN Affairs Dominic Xavier Imperial noted possible discussions and measures on food security, transnational crime and online scams, and the welfare of migrant workers during the 49th ASEAN Summit and Related Summits.

By VINCENT GALAURA

Nov 13, 2026

3-minute read

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Commentary

Beyond the shoes: What Pia Cayetano’s outburst reveals about privilege

COMMENTARY:Beyond the shoes lies a question of what we owe all children: not merely occasional kindness from the privileged, but opportunities that do not depend on privilege in the first place.

By Antonio Nercua Ablon

Nov 14, 2026

6-minute read

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Podcast

Pan de Silica…este Pax Silica: Ang nilulutong pangako sa pag-unlad. Kakagat ka ba?

Isa ang Pax Silica sa mga hot topic ngayon. May sapat ka na bang kaalaman tungkol dito? Ano ba ang pakinabang natin dito? Bakit maraming tumututol? Tara, pag-usapan natin kung ano nga ba ito. Iba na ang may alam para 'in' ka sa mga usapan.

By VERA Files

Aug 13, 2026

1-minute read

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