VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Video of giant snake spotted on a body of water a HOAX
A netizen uploaded a short reel showing a crowd of spectators looking at a monstrous cobra rising out of a body of water. The video is fake.
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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Marcos did NOT bar China’s Xi Jinping from entering PH territory
A video erroneously claims President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. gave an order to disallow Chinese President Xi Jinping from stepping into Philippine territory.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: News5 did NOT call Marcos ‘ungas’
A Facebook page published an alleged screenshot of a News5 post calling President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos “stupid.” It is fake.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: China’s Xi Jinping has NOT been replaced by senior army officer
A video echoed baseless rumors of Chinese president Xi Jinping facing incarceration in Beijing while being supplanted by a general. Not true.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Video of Marcos questioning climate change NEEDS CONTEXT
A Facebook video of President Bongbong Marcos during a briefing where it appears he is unaware of climate change needs context.
