Archive - FACT CHECK Year all all 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 Items per page 12 12 18 24 30 FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Marcos’ claim that cap stabilized rice prices has NO BASIS Asked during a briefing if the cap has failed to bring down rice prices given the high inflation rate, PSA Undersecretary Dennis Mapa said, “This is a research question that researchers would study based on the data that we are collecting.” By VERA Files | Oct 17, 2023 | 4-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Bato Dela Rosa WRONG in saying LGUs ‘have discretion’ in spending confidential funds Joint Circular 2015-01 prescribes specific activities where confidential funds can and cannot be used. It does not give LGUs discretion to spend confidential funds the way they want to. By VERA Files | Oct 17, 2023 | 3-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: PH NOT party to Israel-Hamas war A video claims that the Philippines is now involved in the Israel-Hamas conflict, and that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the evacuation of Filipinos in Israel. Neither claim is true. By VERA Files | Oct 16, 2023 | 3-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: FALSE report on robbery incidents in Quezon City resurfaces Netizens circulated a report on armed robberies that supposedly took place in restaurants in Quezon City recently. This is false. By VERA Files | Oct 16, 2023 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: More FB pages FALSELY show gameplay videos as legit ‘Israel-Hamas’ footage Several Facebook pages misrepresented video game content as real combat footage taken during the Israel-Hamas war. By VERA Files | Oct 13, 2023 | 1-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Claim on DepEd plans to remove ‘anti-Marcos’ content in schools NEEDS CONTEXT A video is claiming that VP Sara Duterte has given several orders to remove all “anti-Marcos” information in public school textbooks and revise content taught about the martial law period. This needs context. By VERA Files | Oct 12, 2023 | 3-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Japanese naval commander DID NOT threaten war vs China Japanese naval commander Noguchi Yuta did not threaten a war against China if the latter did not follow laws of the sea. By VERA Files | Oct 12, 2023 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Congress did NOT remove Sara as VP A YouTube video is claiming that Congress had kicked out Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio from her post. Not true. By VERA Files | Oct 12, 2023 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Clip of Gaza tower razed by Israel military NOT recent A video showing a tower in Gaza leveled by an Israeli airstrike is being passed off as a recent event. This needs context. By VERA Files | Oct 12, 2023 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: FAKE report on ‘cryptocurrency platform’ circulates anew Yet another website imitating The Manila Times posted a story endorsing a cryptocurrency trading platform supposedly endorsed by ex-Finance secretary Carlos Dominguez III. This is a rehashed hoax. By VERA Files | Oct 12, 2023 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT SHEET: Ano ba talaga, Sara? Bakit nagbago ang hirit ni Vice President Sara Duterte tungkol sa hinihinging P650-million confidential at intelligence funds sa 2024 national budget? By VERA Files | Oct 11, 2023 | 1-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Claim that Castro ‘blocking’ OVP budget NEEDS CONTEXT A video has claimed that ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro pushed for an increase in the budget of the office of the former vice president but is now blocking additional funding for the office of current Vice President Sara Duterte. This needs context. By VERA Files | Oct 11, 2023 | 2-minute read KEEP READING Posts pagination Newer posts 1 … 88 89 90 91 92 … 327 Older posts
