VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Sara Duterte has NOT abolished K to 12
A blog link claiming Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio has ordered the scrapping of the K to 12 education system is false.
Online Posts
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Claim about not taking medicine for diarrhea NEEDS CONTEXT
An alternative medicine practitioner advised people not to take medicine when suffering from diarrhea or loose bowel movement. This needs context.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: BSP DID NOT issue P500 Marcos Sr. banknote
A YouTube video falsely claims the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas newly released a P500 bill bearing the face of former president Ferdinand Marcos Sr.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: NO data supporting Omicron XBB variant is ‘5x’ deadlier than Delta
A text post is spreading among Filipinos claiming the new COVID-19 subvariant XBB.1.5 is more lethal than the Delta variant. This is not true.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: CNN Philippines, DOH disown FAKE exposé on ‘hidden hypertension cure’
Several netizens are spreading links to a counterfeit “CNN Philippines” news report on a hypertension cure deliberately concealed from patients.
