VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Clip of Gaza tower razed by Israel military NOT recent
A video showing a tower in Gaza leveled by an Israeli airstrike is being passed off as a recent event. This needs context.
Online Posts
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: FAKE report on ‘cryptocurrency platform’ circulates anew
Yet another website imitating The Manila Times posted a story endorsing a cryptocurrency trading platform supposedly endorsed by ex-Finance secretary Carlos Dominguez III. This is a rehashed hoax.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Claim that Castro ‘blocking’ OVP budget NEEDS CONTEXT
A video has claimed that ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro pushed for an increase in the budget of the office of the former vice president but is now blocking additional funding for the office of current Vice President Sara Duterte. This needs context.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Video game footage FALSELY claimed as scene from Israel-Hamas conflict
Facebook pages posted a clip from a military simulation video game and falsely claimed it was taken in Israel as its clash with Hamas escalates.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: FAKE beneficiary list, online reg for ‘DSWD scholarship program’ circulates
FB pages and groups imitating DSWD uploaded lists of chosen beneficiaries and online registration for the agency’s supposed scholarship program. These posts are fake.
