VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Video about P1,000 cash aid for senior citizens NEEDS CONTEXT
A YouTube video claimed that senior citizens would receive a P1,000 cash aid from the Philippine government. Not all seniors will receive this monetary assistance.
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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Remulla did NOT jail Negros Oriental rep over gov’s slay
A Facebook page is erroneously claiming that Justice Secretary Boying Remulla has ordered the imprisonment of Negros Oriental Rep. Arnolfo Teves Jr. over the murder of his province’s governor, Roel Degamo.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Divorce bill ok’d on House committee level, NOT yet law
A video circulating on social media carried a misleading claim about divorce finally being “approved” in the Philippines.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Videos DECEPTIVELY use doctors’ vlogs to promote magnetic underwear
Four videos advertising magnetic underwear that allegedly enlarge one’s penis size illicitly used vlogs by Dr. Willie Ong and a medical doctor. There's no medical or scientific explanation to this claim.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: ‘Petron’ 7k anniversary giveaway is FAKE
Several links circulated via FB Messenger that redirect netizens to sites claiming Petron Corp. is giving away P7,000 for their 90th anniversary.
