VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Former president Marcos Sr. was NOT ADB’s founder
A YouTube video falsely claimed that the late president Ferdinand Marcos Sr. established the Asian Development Bank (ADB). Marcos Sr. was not ADB’s founder.
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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: CNN Philippines interview clips SPLICED to promote an energy-saving device
A video advertisement for a device that allegedly reduces energy consumption contains altered clips from a five-month-old CNN Philippines interview with a Department of Energy official. The DOE is not endorsing Sonic Energy Saver.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Video of ‘human meat factory’ from movie, NOT real life
A Facebook Reel is passing off scenes from a film as real-life events, claiming that an unspecified popular convenience store is selling factory-processed human meat.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: MALI ang kumakalat na babala sa pag-inom ng malamig na tubig ngayong tag-init
Kumalat ulit ang Facebook post na nagbababala sa pag-inom ng nagyeyelong tubig kapag tag-init dahil magdudulot daw ito ng pagputok ng mga ugat ng dugo. Mali ito.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Noynoy Aquino did NOT fake his death as political stunt
A YouTube channel is touting a conspiracy theory that the late President Noynoy Aquino faked his death in an attempt to boost the candidacy of former Vice President Leni Robredo in the 2022 elections.
