Archive - FACT CHECK Year 2018 all 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 Items per page 18 12 18 24 30 FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Facebook’s third-party fact-checking program in PH explained No, VERA Files does not block Facebook pages sharing fake news. By VERA Files | Apr 18, 2018 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: News of Rappler CEO Ressa as FOCAP president satirical A Feb. 21 story of Adobo Chronicles claimed Rappler CEO Maria Ressa was elected president of the Foreign Correspondents' Association of the Philippines. By Vera Files | Apr 17, 2018 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Sen. Bam Aquino never claimed to be ‘principal author’ of free education bill An April 16 story on du30express.site that stated Sen. Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV has been claiming to be the principal author of the free education bill is inaccurate. By Vera Files | Apr 17, 2018 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Claim of Comelec, Iglesia member exchange over Marcos votes fabricated Website nowreader.com posted a fake conversation between the Commission on Elections and a member of the Iglesia Ni Cristo about poll fraud allegations. By Vera Files | Apr 16, 2018 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Website misleads by using HIV-positive woman’s photo A story from pinoyhealthandremedies.com that published the photo of a woman it claimed died after acquiring HIV from a manicure is misleading. By VERA Files | Apr 16, 2018 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK THIS WEEK IN FAKE NEWS: Xi DID NOT say it will defend Duterte from UN and ICC Xi Jinping never mentioned the Philippines and President Rodrigo Duterte in his opening speech at the Boao Forum for Asia. By VERA Files | Apr 13, 2018 | 1-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Jay Sonza did not say the price of Jasmine rice went down A report by the month-old website updatedtayo.info that the price of Jasmine rice down had gone, thanks to President Rodrigo Duterte, is misleading By Vera Files | Apr 13, 2018 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA Files joins Facebook’s third-party fact-checking program in PH The program aims to help combat false news from spreading on Facebook. By VERA Files | Apr 13, 2018 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Poe not blocking Facebook app if reelected The website philrepublicnews.com reposted April 5 a fake news about Sen. Grace Poe wanting to block Facebook. By Vera Files | Apr 13, 2018 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Maine Mendoza’s death a hoax The story was carried by an imposter website that arrogated the name of ABS-CBN for its URL. By VERA Files | Apr 12, 2018 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Duterte on number of enforcers killed, again Duterte many times before used inflated averages in lamenting the number of enforcers killed in anti-drug operations. By VERA FILES | Apr 7, 2018 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK THIS WEEK IN FAKE NEWS: Aquino WILL NOT live in the US if Marcos wins VP race after recount This fake report trended on social media this week. Don’t believe it. By VERA FILES | Apr 6, 2018 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Contrary to Cayetano’s claim, all gov’t officials, even presidents, are bound by law to be respectful The Administrative Code of 1987 does not make distinctions among public officials. By VERA Files | Apr 4, 2018 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERAfied: A DIY guide to fact checking and fighting fake news Hone your fact checking skills with this guide. By VERA Files | Apr 2, 2018 | 1-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK How good a fact-checker are you? 2.0 Today, April 2, is International Fact-Checking Day. Find out if you have what it takes to be a fact checker. By VERA FILES | Apr 2, 2018 | 1-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK THIS WEEK IN FAKE NEWS: CNN PH anchor Pinky Webb taking notice Trillanes is crazy UNTRUE This fake report trended on social media this week. Don’t believe it. By VERA FILES | Mar 30, 2018 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: In his own words: Respecting women, Duterte-style "Kailan ba ako nagbastos ng babae?" By VERA Files | Mar 26, 2018 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Without citing hard evidence, Duterte keeps revising the number of Filipino drug addicts Only in recent months did the president correct himself. By VERA FILES | Mar 23, 2018 | -minute read KEEP READING Posts pagination Newer posts 1 … 17 18 19 20 21 22 Older posts