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 24 12 18 24 30 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 FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Reports about failed anti-Duterte protest UNSUPPORTED, MISLEADS with doctored photos This story is misleading. Don't believe it. By VERA FILES | Sep 27, 2018 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Report on DotA 2 ban in the Philippines a PRANK This story is fake. Don't believe it. By VERA FILES | Sep 27, 2018 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: This video is from a Hollywood film, NOT Hong Kong This story is false. Don't believe it. By VERA FILES | Sep 27, 2018 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Online post claiming Chinese hospital ship to aid ‘Ompong’ victims FALSE This story is misleading. Don't believe it. By VERA FILES | Sep 27, 2018 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Duterte fan page MISLEADS with Red Cross relief op photos An online post went viral after it showcased photos of the Philippine Red Cross’ (PRC) relief operations for victims of Typhoon Ompong, leading netizens to think it was a government initiative. By VERA FILES | Sep 26, 2018 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Pro-Marcos page MISLEADS with outdated report on Aquino plunder case Another misleading report has been published rehashing an old plunder charge filed against former President Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III. By VERA FILES | Sep 26, 2018 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Report claiming no media reports on Duterte’s Benguet visit NOT TRUE Website philnews.xyz published Sept. 24 a story which falsely claims that mainstream media did not report on President Rodrigo Duterte's visit to Benguet province after it was hit by landslides caused by typhoon Ompong. By VERA FILES | Sep 26, 2018 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Reshared post claiming Hontiveros dared Duterte to send all LP members to jail FALSE An old false report claiming that Sen. Risa Hontiveros dared President Rodrigo Duterte to send all members of the Liberal Party to prison is again making the rounds on social media. By VERA FILES | Sep 25, 2018 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Report claiming Sotto ‘feeling burdened’ by Trillanes’ stay at Senate MISLEADS with inaccurate headline A story published Sept. 11 by website The Daily Sentry (thedailysentry.net) claiming Senate President Vicente Sotto III is now "feeling the burden" of the expenses brought about by the continued stay of Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV at the Senate building is misleading. By VERA Files | Sep 25, 2018 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Palace spox Roque says these Duterte quips should not be taken seriously In recent weeks, Roque has found himself having to explain yet again controversial pronouncements by Duterte. Watch this video By VERA Files | Sep 25, 2018 | 1-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT SHEET: PDEA tally of Bicol’s drug-affected barangays spikes in the same month Duterte called Naga a shabu ‘hotbed’ The number of drug-affected barangays in the Bicol Region spiked 357 percent in just seven months this year, according to the latest tally of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA). By VERA Files | Sep 22, 2018 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Online post makes false, unsubstantiated claims vs. Trillanes An online post distorting facts about key events in Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV’s political and military career has trended with more than 10,000 reactions on Facebook. By VERA Files | Sep 21, 2018 | -minute read KEEP READING Posts pagination Newer posts 1 … 3 4 5 6 7 … 16 Older posts