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 CHECK: News report about opposition lawmaker’s comment on Duterte’s HK trip MISLEADING Politiko, a social news blog, used a misleading headline for the video of Alliance of Concerned Teachers Representative Antonio Tinio’s comment on the president’s trip to Hong Kong early this month. By VERA FILES | Oct 16, 2018 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK Amid threats, ‘fake news’ and eroding trust levels, journalists in Asia urged to fight back But what he calls a “jail-friendly job” did not stop him from fighting back through art and humor, hoping he and Najib Razak would trade places someday. By MARIA FEONA IMPERIAL | Oct 13, 2018 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Why ‘red-tagging’ is dangerous Red-baiting in its most extreme can lead to warrantless arrests, torture, enforced disappearances, or worst, extrajudicial killings. By VERA FILES | Oct 11, 2018 | 6-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Report about Frank Drilon being ‘killed in an ambush’ FAKE NEWS Just yesterday, Oct. 9, however, Inquirer.net and website Politiko published videos of Drilon very much alive and speaking to media. By VERA FILES | Oct 10, 2018 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Report claiming 45% of Filipinos believe Robredo has ‘mental problems’ FAKE The report is fake, but uses the findings from an SWS poll released on Oct 7 about whether or not Filipinos believe President Rodrigo Duterte has health problems. By VERA FILES | Oct 10, 2018 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Article claiming suspected Iriga City drug pusher De Lima’s nephew TRUE The senator herself confirmed her relationship with Francis Manuel in a statement released Oct. 2. By VERA FILES | Oct 10, 2018 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Post on Duterte’s ‘high-speed railway system’ map MISLEADING, uses pirated SATIRICAL photo This story is misleading. Don't believe it. By VERA FILES | Oct 5, 2018 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Calida wrongly claims Trillanes was involved in 2006 Marines standoff Solicitor General Jose Calida, speaking about Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV’s recently revoked amnesty, wrongly implicated the senator in a mutiny he was not part of. By VERA Files | Oct 4, 2018 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Imee changes tune on Trillanes’ amnesty In 2010, Marcos asserted that Trillanes’ more than seven years of incarceration had been punishment enough. By VERA FILES | Oct 4, 2018 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT SHEET: A trail of false claims made and fake news shared by Mocha Uson Many times, she has made false claims and peddled fake news in her column or her Facebook page Mocha Uson Blog which to date counts 5.7 millions followers. Let’s revisit the trail: By VERA Files | Oct 3, 2018 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Uson leaves gov’t with three cases before Ombudsman The latest was filed in Sept. 20 by advocates for PWDs for mocking the sign language in a viral Facebook video. Here are some quick facts relevant to the latest complaint.. By VERA Files | Oct 3, 2018 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Story FALSELY CLAIMS media does not report on gov’t fishing and agriculture livelihood programs This story is false. Don't believe it. By VERA FILES | Oct 3, 2018 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Online post MISLEADS with dated photo of Angelica Panganiban This story is misleading. Don't believe it. By VERA FILES | Sep 28, 2018 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Facebook post linking LP to P300M worth of smuggled rice has NO BASIS This story is unproven. Don't believe it. By VERA FILES | Sep 28, 2018 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Report on Duterte gov’t keeping foreign aid MISLEADING This story is misleading. Don't believe it. By VERA FILES | Sep 28, 2018 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Website MISLEADS with rehashed photos of a police raid on illegal factory This story is misleading. Don't believe it. By VERA FILES | Sep 27, 2018 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Online post claiming Hontiveros assured rallyists ‘will be paid’ FAKE This story is fake. Don't believe it. By VERA FILES | Sep 27, 2018 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Reposted online report on ex-CHR chair Rosales MISLEADING This story is misleading. Don't believe it. By VERA FILES | Sep 27, 2018 | -minute read KEEP READING Posts pagination Newer posts 1 … 4 5 6 7 8 … 22 Older posts
