VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Marcos did NOT bar China’s Xi Jinping from entering PH territory
A video erroneously claims President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. gave an order to disallow Chinese President Xi Jinping from stepping into Philippine territory.
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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: News5 did NOT call Marcos ‘ungas’
A Facebook page published an alleged screenshot of a News5 post calling President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos “stupid.” It is fake.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: China’s Xi Jinping has NOT been replaced by senior army officer
A video echoed baseless rumors of Chinese president Xi Jinping facing incarceration in Beijing while being supplanted by a general. Not true.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Video of Marcos questioning climate change NEEDS CONTEXT
A Facebook video of President Bongbong Marcos during a briefing where it appears he is unaware of climate change needs context.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Website for ‘DSWD’ aid application a SCAM
Several Facebook accounts are sharing links to a fraudulent website posing as an online portal for the registration of the DSWD's educational assistance.
