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 30 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 FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Bong Go video makes unsupported claim about poverty, hunger An online video endorsing senatorial candidate Christopher Lawrence "Bong" Go makes a sweeping claim about hunger and poverty that is not supported by data. By VERA FILES | Dec 12, 2018 | 3-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Story claiming rebel ‘Ka Tina’ recruiting students to join NPA FAKE NEWS A story by website filipnews.org published on Nov. 30 claiming that a certain "Ka Tina" has been recruiting students to join the rebel New People's Army is fake news. By VERA FILES | Dec 10, 2018 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Online post claiming ‘fire tornadoes’ blazing across Australia FALSE and MISLEADING This story is false. Don't believe it. By VERA FILES | Dec 10, 2018 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Enrile sings new tune on same-sex unions Enrile in 2016 rejected the idea of same-sex unions. By VERA FILES | Dec 10, 2018 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Duterte falsely claims he never accepts awards He did in 2017. By VERA Files | Dec 7, 2018 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: ‘Exposé’ on specifics of Trillanes’ ‘hidden wealth’ FAKE NEWS A Dec. 2 story by website philippine-news.net that claims to have "dug up" and exposed Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV's alleged hidden wealth is fake news. By VERA FILES | Dec 7, 2018 | -minute read KEEP READING Posts pagination 1 2 3 … 13 Older posts
