VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Video does NOT show first Filipino sentenced to death
A video on Facebook is claiming to show footage of the execution of the first Filipino who received the death penalty. Not true. The video is actually from a movie scene.
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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Marcos did NOT appoint Marcoleta to a cabinet post
Two YouTube videos falsely claim that President Bongbong Marcos has appointed Rep. Rodante Marcoleta as a cabinet member. This is not true.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Video about P1,000 cash aid for senior citizens NEEDS CONTEXT
A YouTube video claimed that senior citizens would receive a P1,000 cash aid from the Philippine government. Not all seniors will receive this monetary assistance.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Remulla did NOT jail Negros Oriental rep over gov’s slay
A Facebook page is erroneously claiming that Justice Secretary Boying Remulla has ordered the imprisonment of Negros Oriental Rep. Arnolfo Teves Jr. over the murder of his province’s governor, Roel Degamo.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Divorce bill ok’d on House committee level, NOT yet law
A video circulating on social media carried a misleading claim about divorce finally being “approved” in the Philippines.
