VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Arrival of Philippines’ first nuclear submarine NOT TRUE
A YouTube video claimed the Philippines’ first nuclear submarine has arrived. This is not true. The Philippines has not acquired any submarine recently.
Online Posts
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Video of Virgin Mary statue floating down flooded street FAKE
Several Facebook pages are spreading a video of a statue of the Virgin Mary being swept away by flood water along a busy street. This is fake.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Gerald Bantag NOT back as BuCor chief
A video on Facebook claims that suspended Bureau of Corrections Director General Gerald Bantag has been reinstated. This is false.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Collapsed building in a YouTube video NOT from Abra quake
A YouTube video shows a collapsed building supposedly due to the magnitude 6.4 earthquake that hit Abra, last month. It's misleading.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Video claiming Bantag ‘acquitted’ from Lapid case MISLEADS
A video falsely claims that a supposed case implicating a former BuCor director in the murder of broadcast journalist Percy Lapid has been junked.
