VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Bantag still NOT back as BuCor chief
A couple of Facebook pages are yet again repeating the false claim that suspended BuCor Director General Gerald Bantag has been reinstated.
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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: City of Pearl NOT under Duterte or Marcos infra projects
A Facebook page claimed in a graphic that the City of Pearl infrastructure project is part of the flagship infrastructure programs of former president Rodrigo Duterte and incumbent President Bongbong Marcos. Not true. It is a public-private partnership project entered into by the City of Manila in 2017.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Biden NOT ‘arming’ PH with nuclear power
A video claims President Bongbong Marcos was astonished by US President Joe Biden’s shocking decision to “arm” the country with nuclear power. This is misleading, the talks with the U.S. referred to a possible deal on nuclear energy, not weapons.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Tagle NOT ‘kicked out’ of Vatican office for ‘misappropriating money’
Facebook pages are sharing a video that claims Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle was removed by Pope Francis from Caritas Internationalis for misusing church money. This is not true.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Deep-water platform in video NOT a project between Japan, Philippines
A YouTube video featured a deep-water platform and falsely claimed it to be a mega project between Japan and the Philippines. Not true.
