Archive - FACT CHECK Year 2017 all 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 Items per page 24 12 18 24 30 FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT SHEET: PH’s war against human trafficking Three facts about the country’s war against modern slavery. By VERA Files | Nov 16, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Timeline of landmark ASEAN document on migrant workers Here’s a timeline of the journey from the ASEAN declaration in 2007 to the consensus in 2017. By Contributed By Charmaine C. Deogracias | Nov 14, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK ASEAN pushes for media literacy to fight fake news The AMRI is proposing a region-wide media literacy program among different stakeholders, including students, he said, that would tackle the spread of misinformation. By Maria Feona Imperial | Nov 14, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT SHEET: ‘Extra-legal’ and ‘extrajudicial’ killings, explained “EJK” is the more popular term, but “ELK” is more commonly used in legal documents as it is broader, and “embraces any situation where somebody was killed without due process,” said lawyer Romel Bagares. By VERA FILES | Nov 14, 2017 | 4-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT SHEET: What is fake news? Here’s a rundown of different definitions. By VERA Files | Nov 13, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Roque flubs Duterte survey ratings Available data from SWS and Pulse Asia do not support his claim. By VERA Files | Nov 10, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK THIS WEEK IN FAKE NEWS: Marcos poll case vs Robredo NOT yet decided This fake report trended on social media this week. Don’t believe it. By VERA FILES | Nov 10, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: News on Duterte’s ICC trial fake We checked. The story is fabricated. By VERA FILES | Nov 3, 2017 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK THIS WEEK IN FAKE NEWS: Aquino, allies DID NOT transfer Marcos gold to foreign company These fake reports trended on social media this week. Don’t believe them. By VERA FILES | Nov 3, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Duterte wrong in saying PH did not get anything from UN President Rodrigo Duterte claims the Philippines gets nothing from the United Nations. We checked. The president is wrong. By VERA Files | Oct 30, 2017 | 3-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK THIS WEEK IN FAKE NEWS: Aquino DID NOT twit Duterte over killing of terrorists These fake reports trended on social media this week. Don’t believe them. By VERA FILES | Oct 27, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Duterte flip-flops on declaring ‘revolutionary government’ Duterte now threatens to declare a revolutionary government, an idea that only a month ago he said he would not entertain. By VERA Files | Oct 24, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK THIS WEEK IN FAKE NEWS: CBCP DID NOT condemn killings of Maute, Hapilon These fake reports trended on social media this week. Don’t believe them. By VERA FILES | Oct 20, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Poe rethinks right of reply stand In several interviews in 2013, Poe said the right of reply is a form of media censorship. By VERA FILES | Oct 20, 2017 | 4-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Duterte says ‘Yellows’ and ‘Reds’ should merge; that doesn’t make sense Recent and distant history do not bear out the president's blanket claim. By VERA Files | Oct 19, 2017 | 8-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Vice mayor Belmonte wrong in saying most road crashes in QC happen at night Three out of five crashes in QC happen during daytime. By VERA FILES | Oct 18, 2017 | 3-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: PNP Chief Dela Rosa repeats faulty definition of EJKs The SC in a 2007 ruling defined EJKs as “killings committed without due process of law.” By VERA Files | Oct 16, 2017 | 3-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK THIS WEEK IN FAKE NEWS: There is NO recent COA report on pork barrel scam involving Pangilinan These fake reports trended on social media this week. Don’t believe them. By VERA FILES | Oct 13, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Cayetano rehashes debunked claims in Al Jazeera interview In an interview with Al Jazeera, he made at least three false claims in a span of 12 minutes. By VERA Files | Oct 12, 2017 | 4-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT SHEET: 3 facts about depression Depression is not just a creation of the mind -- it is a common and treatable illness. By VERA FILES | Oct 10, 2017 | 5-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: In his own words: Duterte sometimes poor, sometimes rich President Rodrigo Duterte in some speeches says he is poor, while in others, he says he is rich. By VERA Files | Oct 6, 2017 | 1-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK THIS WEEK IN FAKE NEWS: War in Marawi NOT YET over These fake reports trended on social media this week. Don’t believe them. By VERA FILES | Oct 6, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Timeline of false claims by PH gov’t on UN human rights report The thread of disinformation dates back to May. By VERA Files | Oct 5, 2017 | 1-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK Aquino list shows many fake news sites bear Duterte’s name The list includes 87 websites, 95 Facebook and 56 Youtube pages. By Lucille Sodipe | Oct 4, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING Posts pagination Newer posts 1 2 3 4 … 7 Older posts
