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Editor’s note: This fact check was updated to reflect the response of the MAKABAYAN Coalition. In an email to VERA Files on Nov. 12, spokesperson Reyna Valmores said that upon receiving notice of VERA Files’ fact check, the official Facebook page of the Act Teachers Party-list issued an erratum on May 22, 2024.
Editor’s Note (Oct. 15, 2024): This story was updated with a statement sent by GMA News about its impostors promoting a cryptocurrency scam.
Editor’s Note: This story has been updated to reflect corrections made regarding attributions to the Deepfakes Analysis Unit (DAU) and its partners. An earlier version of the story indicated that the conclusions were made by the tools they used for analysis. The conclusions were drawn from the tools used, and these interpretations were made by the DAU. The story was also updated to correct the description of the DAU, as well as to reflect that it was the DAU that got in touch with their partner, GetReal Labs.
This story was updated to correct the provinces under BARMM. An earlier version of the article stated that Lanao del Norte was part of BARMM. Lanao del Norte rejected to be part of BARMM in the 2019 plebiscite. We apologize for this error. The update also reflects the Sept. 9 decision of the Supreme Court that excludes the province of Sulu from the BARMM.
Editor’s note: The headline of this fact-check was updated to reflect the accurate translation of the claim rating.
Editor’s note: The headline of this fact-check was updated to reflect the accurate translation of the claim rating.
Editor’s note: The headline of this fact-check was updated to reflect the accurate translation of the claim rating.
Editor’s note: This story was updated to clarify the description of the Davao Death Squad. An earlier version of the story described it as Duterte’s Davao Death Squad.
Editor’s Note: This story was updated to correct two errors in the copy. An earlier version of the article stated that POGOs are Philippine offshore gaming operations. POGOs refer to Philippine offshore gaming operators. We have also corrected the information regarding the poverty incidence ranking of BARMM. An earlier version of the story stated it has the highest ranking in Mindanao instead of the whole country.
July 2024
Editor’s Note: This fact check has been updated to correct the date that the TikTok user uploaded their misleading video. An earlier version of the story stated it was uploaded on July 11. It was uploaded on July 10.
