VERA FILES FACT CHECK: There is NO Philippine arrest warrant vs Bill Gates
A widely-circulated web article about a Philippine court ordering the arrest of American business magnate Bill Gates is fake.
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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Phivolcs ‘prediction’ on possible killer quakes in Mindanao FAKE
An announcement allegedly from Phivolcs stating that a “high-magnitude” earthquake may hit CDO or Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental is fake.
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.
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
