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Editor’s Note: This fact check was originally published on election day, May 12, 2025. The couple actually ran in the election. Ramil Hernandez won as congressman of the second district of Laguna while Ruth lost in her bid as governor of the province.

FACT CHECK: Hernandez couple of Laguna NOT disqualified from local elex

Editor’s Note: This fact check was originally published on election day, May 12, 2025. The Bayan Muna Party-list failed to win a seat in the House of Representatives.

FACT CHECK: Bayan Muna NOT disqualified; Comelec ‘resolution’ is fake

Editor’s Note: This fact check was originally published on election day, May 12, 2025. Suharto “Teng” Mangudadatu lost his bid for governor.

FACT CHECK: Comelec did NOT disqualify Teng Mangudadatu

Editor’s Note: This article was originally published on Feb. 26, 2024. It was updated on March 10, 2025 to include another version of the bogus quote, this time mentioning the Holy Week.

FACT CHECK: Netizens fall for FAKE Pope Francis quote on fasting  

Editor’s Note: This story was updated on Feb. 14, 2025 to add Republic Act No. 12064 in the citation of the WPS definition.

FACT CHECK: Marcoleta falsely claims no such thing as WPS, cites wrong data

Editor’s note: This story was updated on Feb. 10, 2025 to correct the first name of Ben Tulfo from Benjamin to Bienvenido. We apologize for the mistake.

VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Ang ulat ni Ben Tulfo na ‘pabor sa drug war ni Duterte’ ang UN chief NAKALILINLANG

Editor’s note: This story was updated on Feb. 10, 2025 to correct the first name of Ben Tulfo from Benjamin to Bienvenido. We apologize for the mistake.

VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Ben Tulfo’s report claiming UN chief ‘in favor of Duterte’s drug war’ MISLEADING

Editor’s note: This article was updated on Nov. 19 to add the video fact check.

FACT CHECK: Barbers inaccurately cites data on drug-related killings under Marcos administration

Tala ng Editor: Ang artikulong ito ay na-update upang ipakita kung paano tinukoy ng VERA Files ang misinformation at disinformation. Noong Nob. 12, nakipag-ugnayan si Makabayan Coalition Spokesperson Reyna Valmores Salinas sa VERA Files para linawin ang pagkakasama ni Rep. France Castro sa listahang ito. Si Castro ay “naglabas ng tamang pagwawasto” tungkol sa kanyang pahayag na na-fact check ang VERA Files noong Mayo 13, 2024. Na-update namin ang orihinal na fact check para isama ang kanyang erratum.

FACT SHEET: Sino sa mga 2025 senatorial aspirant ang naging source ng mis- at disinformation?

This story was updated to reflect how VERA Files defines misinformation and disinformation. On Nov. 12, MAKABAYAN Coalition Spokesperson Reyna Valmores Salinas reached out to VERA Files to clarify Rep. France Castro’s inclusion in this list. Castro has duly issued a correction pertaining to her statement that VERA Files fact-checked on May 13, 2024. We updated the original fact check to incorporate her erratum.

FACT SHEET: Who among the 2025 senatorial aspirants have been sources of mis- and disinformation?
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