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: What is presumption of innocence? The constitution states that in all criminal prosecutions, the person accused is presumed innocent until he is proven guilty beyond reasonable doubt. By VERA Files | Aug 30, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK Filipino connection suspected in string of celebrity death hoaxes What does Vic Sotto have in common with Mr. Bean and The Rock? By Lucille Sodipe | Aug 29, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Duterte says 2-3 cops killed daily in war on drugs The president's numbers run counter to "Real Numbers PH," the official figures on the war on drugs released by PDEA. By VERA Files | Aug 23, 2017 | 3-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Is the CHR a Constitutional Commission? Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella and Sen. Risa Hontiveros both said the CHR is a Constitutional Commission. Were they correct in saying so? By VERA FILES | Aug 20, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Duterte skews war on drugs figures; Aquino gets it wrong too Duterte's misleading claim exaggerates the supposed gains of his administration’s war against illegal drugs. By VERA Files | Aug 15, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Duterte ‘jokes’ about abolishing CHR, meddling with Ombudsman probes Not the first time the president made a "joke" about a serious matter. By VERA Files | Aug 11, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Timeline of the ASEAN and China Code of Conduct in the South China Sea Timeline of key events dating back to 1992, when the goal of having a COC in the South China Sea was first set. By Contributed by Charmaine Deogracias | Aug 9, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Duterte says he never ordered the police to kill anyone, backpedals less than a minute later Duterte: "I never said, 'I will order the police to kill you.'" By VERA Files | Aug 8, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Duterte flip-flops on bullying communists During President Rodrigo Duterte’s second State of the Nation Address, he stood behind a pulpit and declared he is a bully, especially when dealing with “enemies of the state.” By VERA FILES | Aug 5, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Can Duterte extend his term as president? Communications Assistant Secretary Margaux “Mocha” Uson hopes he will. By VERA FILES | Aug 4, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Duterte says the CHR defends criminals The CHR does not defend anyone, criminal or otherwise. It has, however, taken on cases where the complainants do not have criminal cases to their names. By VERA Files | Aug 2, 2017 | 3-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Did Obama curse at Duterte? Did Trump call Duterte ‘a hero of your country’? Did Obama say Duterte was a son of a bitch? Did Trump say the Philippine president was a hero? By Contributed by CHARMAINE DEOGRACIAS | Jul 28, 2017 | 5-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Peace or war? Toward the end of his SONA, the president took back the olive branch he had extended to the Left. By VERA Files | Jul 27, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Duterte orders breach of bidding rules anew In his 2nd SONA, Duterte told a Cabinet official to 'not mind' the Commission on Audit. By VERA Files | Jul 26, 2017 | 4-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Duterte repeats wrong claim about Davao City’s economic growth President Rodrigo Duterte, in his second state of the nation address (SONA) Monday, repeated an incorrect claim he had earlier made about Davao City's economic growth. By VERA Files | Jul 26, 2017 | 3-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Marcos copycat or not? President Rodrigo Duterte’s string of inconsistent statements about the late president Ferdinand Marcos and martial law has kept the public guessing whether he can or will do a Marcos or not. By VERA Files | Jul 26, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Duterte on SC’s role in martial law President Rodrigo Duterte has been vacillating on his stand about the Supreme Court’s role in the martial law declaration, from saying he won’t listen to the high court at all to recognizing that the justices have a say on its validity. By VERA Files | Jul 25, 2017 | 1-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK SONA 2016 promise tracker How did the president fare with the rest of his 2016 SONA promises? By VERA Files | Jul 21, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: What’s happening to the motor vehicle inspection centers of the LTO? Is there a working motor vehicle inspection center in the country? By VERA FILES | Jul 21, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Commander Digong in uniform and the AFP Uniform Code Did he wear the military uniform properly according to AFP rules? By Contributed by Charmaine Deogracias | Jul 20, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK A year under Duterte: Explaining the president The President speaks, his Cabinet officials interpret. By VERA Files | Jul 19, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Can the president order COA to bypass gov’t bidding rules? President Rodrigo Duterte said he will provide everything the armed forces asks for, even if it takes breaching government procurement rules. By VERA Files | Jul 17, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Government officials and gambling in casinos Are there laws that govern government officials and gambling in casinos? By VERA Files | Jul 13, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK A year under Duterte: Curses and insults Many were hopeful when he promised there’d be “no more p*t*ng *n*s” when he assumed office. By VERA FILES | Jun 30, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING Posts pagination Newer posts 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Older posts