VERA FILES FACT CHECK: NO Marcos order setting price of rice at P20/kilo
A YouTube video claimed that President Bongbong Marcos has ordered that the price of rice be pegged at P20/kilo. This is false.
Online Posts
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: FB post promotes FAKE Meta ad campaign optimization tool
Filipinos shared an online post claiming that Meta launched a new ad campaign optimization tool powered by AI called MetaAI. This is fake.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: FAKE posts about VP Sara ‘DepEd scholarship’ spread on FB
Five Facebook groups carried posts claiming that Vice President Sara Duterte is offering a scholarship from DepEd. These are fake.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Marcoleta NOT appointed as Energy chief
Three YouTube videos are falsely claiming that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has appointed SAGIP Partylist Rep. Rodante Marcoleta as the new Energy secretary.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: FB pages post FAKE ad for unregistered sinusitis softgel
At least two Facebook pages shared a fake advertisement for a product that allegedly treats sinusitis and other conditions. The product is neither registered with the FDA nor recommended by doctors featured in the video.
