VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Marcos’ about-face on Philippines’ membership to the ICC
Marcos was one of 17 senators who voted in Aug. 23, 2011 to ratify the Rome Statute, the treaty that founded the ICC.
Claims by Public Figures
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Press Secretary’s remark that monkeypox ‘is not particularly fatal’ needs context
As the Philippines logged its first case of monkeypox, Presidential Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles said that the disease is “not particularly fatal.” This needs context.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Dela Rosa falsely claims Duterte never ordered to kill anyone involved in drugs
Interviewed on ANC’s Headstart on July 18, Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa claimed that former president Rodrigo Duterte never ordered the killing of anyone involved in drugs. This is inaccurate.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Vlogger makes FALSE claim that Angat Buhay grabbed credit for Ifugao relief efforts
In a live video uploaded on July 10, vlogger and social media personality Sass Rogando Sasot inaccurately claimed that the Angat Buhay NGO, founded by former vice president Leni Robredo, took sole credit for relief efforts following a landslide in Ifugao.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Iloilo Rep. Janette Garin makes unproven claim that dengue was ‘made and discovered’ in PH
The World Health Organization, in a 1996 study on dengue, said, “The exact date when dengue fever was first recognized in the world is still obscure.” Experts also note that the origin of the dengue virus is not yet clear because of its shared clinical symptoms with other mosquito-borne viral illnesses.
