VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Video of woman eating sausage with human flesh NEEDS CONTEXT
A video showing a woman consuming a sausage containing human flesh is currently circulating on Facebook and TikTok. It was a prank.
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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: FB video shows wrong suspect, NOT alleged killer of OFW in Kuwait
Amid news of the brutal killing of overseas Filipino worker (OFW) Jullebee Ranara whose charred remains were left in the middle of a Kuwaiti desert, a video circulated on Facebook (FB) showing her alleged murderer. This is not true. The footage is that of a suspect in a teen murder case in the U.S. in 2019.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: FALSE video of 399-year-old woman’s death spread online
Netizens, including Filipinos, are sharing and interacting with a Facebook (FB) Reel falsely stating that a 399-year-old woman recently passed away. There is no one on record who has yet reached that age and the person in the video was actually a 109-year-old man.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Marcos NOT closing down GMA Network
A YouTube video’s headline and thumbnail claim President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos ordered the closure of media giant GMA Network Inc. This is not true, but a mere clickbait.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Video carries FALSE claims on Maharlika fund, Marcos wealth
A YouTube video made a number of untrue claims about the purported wealth of the Marcos family and the proposed Maharlika Investment Fund.
