VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Video shows suicide incident in France, NOT ‘zombie virus’ in US
A Facebook reel supposedly shows a throng of people rushing outside a building in the US in an attempt to escape a “zombie virus” plague. This is not true.
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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: UP budget NOT slashed by P2.5B ‘after recent protests’
A YouTube video falsely claims that the administration cut P2.5 billion from UP's 2023 budget after recent protests at the Diliman campus.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Indonesia did NOT blow up 60 Chinese ships
A video falsely claims that the Indonesian government sunk 60 Chinese ships that were fishing in their territory last March 29.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Video MISLEADINGLY claims Filipinos ‘aged 40 and above can now receive pension’
A video misleadingly insinuates that the general Filipino public can start receiving their pensions as early as 40 years old.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: US Coast Guard did NOT sink Chinese ships in West PH Sea
A video on FB is erroneously claiming that a cutter vessel of the United States Coast Guard fired at two Chinese ships for allegedly blocking the superpower’s vessel from entering the West Philippine Sea.
