VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Video does NOT show U.S. troops in Pag-asa Island
An old military exercise video is being passed off as a clip showing the U.S. Armed Forces recently “positioning” themselves in Pag-asa Island. Not true.
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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: NO P1k monthly pension yet for indigent seniors this March
A fake advisory claims senior citizens will start receiving P1,000 per month as pension starting this March.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Report on Chinese military aircraft crash NOT new
A year-old report about a Chinese military aircraft plummeting into the South China Sea was posted a week ago by a Filipino netizen who erroneously claimed it happened after the laser-pointing incident involving a Philippine vessel early last month. Posted on Facebook (FB) and YouTube on March 1, the video carried the headline: “China kinarma
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Video claiming Marcos against jeepney phaseout NEEDS CONTEXT
A Facebook video title claimed that President Ferdinand Marcos is not in favor of phasing out old jeepneys. This needs context.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Asteroid Apophis NOT going to hit Earth in 2029
A Filipino Facebook page published a video erroneously claiming that an asteroid called 99942 Apophis will strike the planet in 2029.
