VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Funding for Bicol Express Railway Project NOT yet finalized
A post about the Philippine National Railways’ (PNR) Bicol Express rail line “finally making a comeback” is circulating on Facebook (FB). This needs context.
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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Hontiveros NOT sentenced to life in prison
Two videos on YouTube are erroneously claiming that Sen. Risa Hontiveros has been sentenced to life imprisonment over her alleged involvement in the 2014 PhilHealth bonus controversy. This is not true.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Pangilinan NOT credit-grabbing; authored Free Public Wi-Fi Act
An opinion radio host accused former Sen. Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan of stealing credit from the current administration for providing free public Wi-Fi in public spaces. The lawmaker is the principal author of the law that made this possible.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: NO British Royal Navy ships handed over to the Philippines
A YouTube video claims that the Philippine Navy received two of the British Royal Navy’s warships in a handover ceremony. This is not true.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Maria Ressa NOT endorsing ‘bitcoin platform’
A website posing as both Rappler and CNN Philippines claims to expose a “deleted interview” where Nobel laureate and Rappler CEO Maria Ressa supposedly promoted a cryptocurrency platform she is earning money from. This is fake.
