VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Old video of British warship deployment to South China Sea MISLEADS
A video claimed that the United Kingdom government will deploy the aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth to the South China Sea.
Online Posts
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Circulating text ‘preventing Meta from using photos’ is OLD HOAX
A text urging netizens to reverse Meta’s alleged policy to control the use of personal information and photos is a rehash. Meta has debunked this.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Solar flare on March 4 NOT the biggest
A video claims that the biggest solar flare hit the earth on March 4. This is not true. Speculations that it caused the massive outage on Meta’s social media platforms on March 5 are also unfounded.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Quiboloy NOT acquitted of alleged crimes
Several videos are claiming that Kingdom of Jesus Christ leader Apollo Quiboloy has been acquitted of his alleged crimes due to “weak evidence.” This is not true.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: FAKE DepEd scholarship posts a bait for crypto scams
Facebook posts claimed that the Department of Education (DepEd) is distributing scholarships to students.
