VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Doctor’s claim on pork consumption and hypertension NEEDS CONTEXT
A Filipino doctor endorsing a mineral drops product claims pork fat intake does not cause hypertension. This needs context.
Online Posts
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Cost of rice has NOT gone down to P25/kilo nationwide
The video omitted a part of a news clip which stated that lower-priced rice is available only in certain places at specific times.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Bantag’s case NOT dismissed; Zulueta NOT named as sole Lapid slay case mastermind
A video falsely claimed the dismissal of the case against suspended BuCor chief Gerald Bantag regarding the death of Percy Lapid.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Kris Aquino is NOT dead
A Facebook page posted a video claiming Kris Aquino has died and that her remains were on their way back to the Philippines. It is a hoax.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Posts on BuCor chief’s statement on allowing PDLs to use gadgets NEED CONTEXT
Some posts are making it appear that BuCor OIC Gregorio Catapang has given persons deprived of liberty permission for the free use of mobile gadgets.
