VERA FILES FACT CHECK: FB pages circulating old photos NOT from the magnitude 7.4 Taiwan quake
Several Facebook pages misleadingly passed off old photos as scenes from the magnitude 7.4 quake that struck Taiwan’s Hualien City on April 3.
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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: The world will NOT be dark for 3 straight days
A Facebook reel claimed that three days of darkness will envelop the earth starting April 8. This is false.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Marcos DID NOT declare war on China
A YouTube video suggests that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has declared war against China,and that he will be expelling the Chinese ambassador. This is not true.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Video of Jessica Soho promoting a food supplement AI-ALTERED
A video of broadcaster Jessica Soho supposedly endorsing a product for ovarian cancer has circulated on Facebook. This is fake and uses clips manipulated through artificial intelligence.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Video on ‘16 US-JP-PH ships’ entering West Philippine Sea MISLEADS
A Facebook reel claims that 16 warships of the United States, Japan and the Philippines have entered the West Philippine Sea in a “high-alert” situation. This is misleading.
