FACT CHECK: Marcos’ claim on having left with nothing when exiled in Hawaii is false
VERA Files fact checked in November last year a similar statement by Marcos in a meeting with the Filipino community in Hawaii.
Claims by Public Figures
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Power companies lauding ‘environmental advantages’ of natural gas needs context
While burning natural gas produces less carbon dioxide than coal and oil, climate scientists have warned about methane, which is another greenhouse gas that leaks into the atmosphere during its production.
FACT CHECK: Duterte takes back his call for the separation of Mindanao from PH
After repeatedly calling for Mindanao secession in the past month, former president Rodrigo Duterte now says he would not pursue the plan.
FACT CHECK: Harry Roque backtracks on supporting Marcos
Harry Roque rescinds support for President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. amid attempts to push a people's initiative for Charter change.
FACT CHECK: Duterte flip-flops on calling Marcos a ‘drug addict’
After calling President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. a “drug addict,” former president Rodrigo Duterte now says he could have been referring to the use of medicines, not illegal substances.
