VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Sydney Opera House NOT lit up with images of Marcos, Duterte
Jayne Blackwell, the Opera House’s Head of Venue and Event Sales, disowned the circulating photo in a May 16 email to VERA Files Fact Check.
Online Posts
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Kuwait DID NOT celebrate Marcos-Duterte victory through tower-lighting, air shows
Reverse image search shows that the photo of the towers was originally uploaded to Twitter on Dec. 2, 2016, during the 45th anniversary of United Arab Emirates (UAE) National day. The tower lights also flashed images of the UAE’s national flag, and had nothing to do with the political campaign in the Philippines.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Queen Elizabeth II congratulating Marcos on presidential win a SATIRE
The circulating statement is SATIRE. Queen Elizabeth II never released a statement to congratulate Bongbong Marcos since the partial and unofficial election results were released.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Photo of TV report showing Robredo with 19M votes is FAKE
Several hours after polling precincts closed on May 9, a fabricated screenshot of an alleged report from GMA News went viral and showed Vice President Leni Robredo in a head-to-head race with Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. for the presidential seat. Robredo was shown with 19,706,564 votes from a partial and unofficial tally, while the latter
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Report on Robredo voting for Marcos is SATIRE
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