Archive - FACT CHECK Year 2019 all 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 Items per page 12 12 18 24 30 FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Tropical Storm Hanna falsely depicted as a Super Typhoon Spotted’s advisory is fake. By VERA Files | Aug 5, 2019 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: FB post on Trillanes claiming end of his Senate term a ‘loss” for the country FAKE The post is fake. Don't believe it. By VERA Files | Aug 5, 2019 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Bong Go repeats questionable claim about Duterte’s fight against corruption Neophyte Sen. Christopher Lawrence "Bong" Go continues to proclaim President Rodrigo Duterte’s total commitment to rid the government of corruption but always sidesteps the inconsistencies in the administration's supposed all-out campaign against graft and corruption. By VERA Files | Aug 3, 2019 | 8-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Duterte wrongly claims LANDBANK is the biggest commercial bank in PH, does not fulfill mandate In his fourth State of the Nation Address, President Rodrigo Duterte wrongly claimed that the Land Bank of the Philippines (LANDBANK) is the biggest commercial bank in the country and that is has no programs that finance the agriculture sector. By VERA Files | Aug 2, 2019 | 6-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Story on Noynoy Aquino and opposition officials facing ‘245’ malversation raps MISLEADING The story is 10 months old. By VERA Files | Aug 2, 2019 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Photo of ‘whining’ rallyists FAKE It's photoshopped. By VERA Files | Aug 2, 2019 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Rehashed story on bishop receiving PCSO funds MISLEADING Gnbc.news’ story is over eight years old and it misleads readers because it is being shared amid fresh allegations of corruption within the PCSO. By VERA Files | Aug 2, 2019 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Andanar’s claim that Iceland has no representation in PH is WRONG Presidential Communications Secretary Martin Andanar is wrong in saying that Iceland has no diplomatic representation in the Philippines. By VERA FILES | Jul 31, 2019 | 5-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Online posts on ‘senseless’ Robredo quote about PCSO FAKE The hoax used the same photo featured in another fake quote card. By VERA Files | Jul 31, 2019 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: ‘Pacquiao’ FB page promotes FAKE raffle It’s a hoax. By VERA Files | Jul 31, 2019 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Post showing Vic Sotto photo with ‘baby Pauleen Luna’ NOT TRUE The online post is spurious. By VERA Files | Jul 31, 2019 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Piñol wrongly claims there were no major issues against him when he was DA secretary Outgoing Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel “Manny” Piñol is wrong in saying that there were no major issues against him when he was head of the Department of Agriculture (DA). By VERA FILES | Jul 31, 2019 | 5-minute read KEEP READING Posts pagination Newer posts 1 … 11 12 13 14 15 … 26 Older posts