VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Jet Li NOT dead, video a HOAX
A Filipino Facebook user published a reel claiming international action star Jet Li has died, including a photo of his alleged funeral as proof. This is fake.
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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: DOH disowns circulating FAKE story promoting unregistered hypertension ‘cure’
A Facebook page posted an article supposedly based on an interview with Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire endorsing a product that claims to treat hypertension and other blood pressure-related conditions. The website article is fabricated.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Video title that says Duterte criticized Marcos MISLEADING
A vlogger posted a video with a title falsely insinuating that former president Rodrigo Duterte criticized President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos’ performance in his first year in office.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Clips showing passengers of Titan submersible NOT recent
Several Facebook pages and netizens posted video compilations claiming to show the five passengers aboard the Titan submersible moments before it imploded on its way to the Titanic wreckage. These are false.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Video predicting ‘July catastrophe’ in Leyte NOT TRUE
A video erroneously claiming a cataclysmic event will strike Leyte and nearby towns with a series of volcanic eruptions triggering tsunamis was posted on Facebook. The Office of Civil Defense debunked this.
