Archive - FACT CHECK Year 2018 all 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 Items per page 24 12 18 24 30 FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Photos comparing Duterte, Aquino housing programs MISLEADING This story is misleading. Don't believe it. By VERA FILES | Dec 31, 2018 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: FB post claiming woman nabbed in drug bust niece of senatorial candidate, UNPROVEN This story is unproven. Don't believe it. By VERA FILES | Dec 31, 2018 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Report claiming police yanked De Lima out of hospital FALSE and MISLEADING This story is misleading. Don't believe it. By VERA FILES | Dec 31, 2018 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Facebook post claiming Hontiveros defended Ateneo student in viral video FAKE NEWS This story is fake. Don't believe it. By VERA FILES | Dec 31, 2018 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Online post linking obstructive electric posts to Duterte MISLEADING This story is misleading. Don't believe it. By VERA FILES | Dec 31, 2018 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK YEARENDER: Ads reveal links between websites producing fake news We looked into this network and established three things. By Celine Isabelle Samson | Dec 30, 2018 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK YEARENDER: VP poll recount, Dengvaxia issue spark the most fake news online in 2018 We compiled a list of the top issues in the country that triggered the most number of fake news posts this year. By VERA FILES | Dec 27, 2018 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK YEARENDER: Duterte is our most fact-checked figure in 2018; here are patterns that emerged from his false claims Three patterns emerge from our reports. By VERA FILES | Dec 26, 2018 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK YEARENDER: Explaining the president’s gaffes in 2018 Again and again and again, Panelo and Roque would rebrand Duterte's gaffes as presidential jokes. Watch the video. By VERA FILES | Dec 21, 2018 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES YEARENDER: Fact-checking public figures with an impact Our work in 2018 has so far drawn the most reactions from the people we’ve fact-checked. By VERA Files | Dec 20, 2018 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK In Doubt? Here’s how to verify photos, videos online Reverse-searching shows all the pages on the web where an image appears. By Jake Soriano | Dec 19, 2018 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK Duterte, allies reap the most benefits from disinformation An analysis of 193 fake news reports in 2018. By Jake Soriano | Dec 19, 2018 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Online post claiming Duterte will remove civil service eligibility requirement for gov’t employees FALSE This story is false. Don't believe it. By VERA FILES | Dec 19, 2018 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: MISLEADING online report TWISTS Escudero’s statement on ML extension This story is misleading. Don't believe it. By VERAFILES | Dec 18, 2018 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Report claiming Comelec, Smartmatic behind Santillan slay MISLEADING This story is misleading. Don't believe it. By VERA FILES | Dec 18, 2018 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK Statement on The Guardian’s story on Facebook’s fact-checking project VERA Files Fact Check takes exception to a claim in an article by The Guardian that Facebook was “pushing reporters to prioritize debunking misinformation that affected Facebook advertisers.” By VERA FILES | Dec 17, 2018 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Article claiming former US diplomat solely credited Duterte for return of Balangiga Bells FALSE This story is false. Don't believe it. By VERA FILES | Dec 14, 2018 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Report claiming application for nat’l ID system has started NOT TRUE This story is false. Don't believe it. By VERA FILES | Dec 14, 2018 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Online posts claiming Bam Aquino taking credit for Balangiga bells’ return FAKE NEWS This story is fake. Don't believe it. By VERA FILES | Dec 14, 2018 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Facebook post claiming next Disneyland will rise in Davao City FAKE NEWS This story is fake. Don't believe it. By VERA FILES | Dec 14, 2018 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Duterte mistakes ex-UN rights chief for ICC president President Rodrigo Duterte identified the wrong leader when he ranted about the International Criminal Court. By VERA FILES | Dec 14, 2018 | 4-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: ‘Bato’ Dela Rosa, Duterte make contradicting claims on drug war surrenderees 'Bato' says 1.3 million, Duterte 1.6 million. By VERA Files | Dec 14, 2018 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Report FALSELY claims Pope Francis supports fight vs drug traffickers, ‘unlike Catholic Church in PH’ Website updatedtayo.info published on Dec. 3 a false story that claims Pope Francis supports the fight against drug traffickers while the Catholic Church in the country does not. By VERA FILES | Dec 12, 2018 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Marcos fan page recycles old, FAKE news on doctored tally of 2016 VP race A fan page of the late President Ferdinand Marcos Sr. revived on Dec. 9 a previously-debunked photoshopped tally of the 2016 vice presidential race. By VERA FILES | Dec 12, 2018 | -minute read KEEP READING Posts pagination 1 2 3 … 16 Older posts