VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Explosion caught on video caused by gadget overheating, NOT man’s fart
A Facebook Reel allegedly shows security footage of a man whose pants caught fire, after he farted causing his phone to blow up. The video was edited.
Online Posts
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Netizen’s FB posts on Sen. Padilla and DSWD giveaways are FAKE
Facebook posts claiming that the office of Sen. Robin Padilla is accepting applications for a P3,000 financial aid from the DSWD are fake.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Video FALSELY claims 80-year-olds can now get P100,000
A Facebook video claimed that 80-year-old Filipino citizens can now claim their P100,000 centenary allowance. Not true.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Posts about PH-SoKor hiring program for Filipino domestic helpers are FALSE
Several netizens posted status updates claiming that Filipinos can now apply as domestic helpers in South Korea directly through the POEA. These are false.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Another FAKE sky imagery of Jesus Christ circulates online
A viral reel on Facebook is purportedly showing another apparition of Jesus Christ emerging in the sky. Again, this is fake.
