VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Japan is NOT moving weapons to PH
A YouTube video claimed that Japan is currently transferring weapons to the Philippines, causing alarm in China. This is not true.
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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: ‘Fake cabbage’ video shows wax display NOT for eating
A short video on Facebook (FB) is misleading netizens, claiming that certain “fake cabbages” are being sold in the country. The clip was taken from an old video showing several wax displays in Japan and were not being marketed as food.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Video DOES NOT show an ‘attack drone made in the Philippines’
A YouTube channel and a Facebook page uploaded a video of a drone firing missiles and claimed it was manufactured in the Philippines. This is not true. A company based in the United Kingdom designed the aerial vehicle in the video.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Duterte NOT back in Malacañang as anti-drug czar
A YouTube video’s headline and thumbnail erroneously claim that President Ferdinand Marcos ordered the appointment of his predecessor Rodrigo Duterte as his administration’s anti-drug czar. Not true.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: The submarine in the video is NOT ‘Pinoy-made’
A YouTube channel posted a video of a submarine in a shipyard and claimed it was Philippine-made. This is false. Shown in the clip is a naval vessel built by an American shipbuilding company.
