VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Raffy Tulfo NOT expelled from the Senate
A YouTube video falsely claims that President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos and Rep. Rodante Marcoleta had Sen. Raffy Tulfo removed from the Senate.
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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Video of a condo collapse NOT related to Turkey-Syria quake
A compilation video supposedly showing the devastation caused by the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria on Feb. 6 included unrelated footage. A video of the collapse of an old Miami condominium is being passed off as part of the damage.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: FAKE Toyota Hilux, Fortuner giveaway spreads among Filipinos
A Facebook (FB) page pretending to be an official channel of Toyota Motors is tricking netizens, including Filpinos, into a promo giveaway of Hiluxes and Fortuners. This is fake.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Viral video shows WRONG suspect in OFW’s rape-slay
On the day overseas Filipino worker Jullebee Ranara was buried, another unrelated video circulated on social media, passed off as the arrest of the suspect in her rape-slay. The video was taken in Saudi Arabia, not Kuwait.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Video DOES NOT show tsunami in Turkey but massive wave in South Africa
A video, allegedly showing a tsunami caused by the earthquake in Turkey and published by an Indian news organization, is spreading among Filipinos on Facebook (FB). It is not true.
