VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Collapsed buildings in FB Reel do NOT show Super Typhoon Mawar’s effects
A netizen falsely passed off old clips of structures crumbling down and being swept away by flood as taken during Super Typhoon Mawar’s onslaught.
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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Clips of old typhoon events PASSED OFF as Mawar onslaught
A viral video is erroneously claiming to show footage of strong winds and severe flooding supposedly caused by Super Typhoon Mawar in Guam.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Sara Duterte did NOT say there’s no need for quality education in public schools
Netizens are sharing a fake statement attributed to Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio where she allegedly said DepEd learners need only basic — and not quality — education.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Video shows US aircraft, NOT ‘Pinoy-made’ fighter jet
A YouTube channel published a video that claims to show a P30-million fighter jet manufactured by a Filipino. This is false. It passed off as locally-made an aircraft manufactured by Boeing, an American aerospace corporation.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: NO ‘$30 billion’ ADB grant unveiled by Marcos
A YouTube channel is erroneously claiming that President Ferdinand Marcos recently revealed that the Asian Development Bank (ADB) will give the Philippines $30 billion to support its development programs. It made a miscalculation.
