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 24 12 18 24 30 FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Nueva Ecija governor DID NOT say Manila Bay rehab is ‘alarming’ This story is fake. Don't believe it. By VERA FILES | Feb 7, 2019 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Story claiming ‘famous Robredo supporter’ behind Duterte death hoax LACKS PROOF This story is unproven. Don't believe it. By VERA FILES | Feb 7, 2019 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Sin taxes for health and livelihood explained The sin tax law also entitles local government units a 15 percent share in revenues. By VERA Files | Jan 31, 2019 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT SHEET: The proposed changes to the Juvenile Justice Law As the Senate gears to deliberate on the counterpart bills filed in its chamber, here are things you need to know about the Juvenile Justice Law and the proposed changes. By VERA FILES | Jan 31, 2019 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Duterte makes false claims on solar, wind energy President Rodrigo Duterte, ranting about international oil prices, made two false claims about solar and wind energy use in the Philippines. By VERA FILES | Jan 29, 2019 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Youth commission chair gets gov’t peace policy wrong Ronald Cardema misrepresents EO 70. By VERA Files | Jan 28, 2019 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Duterte counts Catholic saints, revises his number twice President Rodrigo Duterte has a penchant for citing unsupported figures and then revising them using, again, unsupported data. By VERA FILES | Jan 25, 2019 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT SHEET: What to look for in election surveys In this fact sheet, we list down the guidelines to help you spot fraudulent surveys. By VERA FILES | Jan 24, 2019 | 1-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Gadon gets two things wrong in rant vs. SWS, Pulse Asia Lawyer Lorenzo “Larry” Gadon, who is seeking a Senate seat, made two false claims in an expletive-laden outburst against polling firms Social Weather Stations and Pulse Asia Research. By VERA FILES | Jan 24, 2019 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Arroyo changes stance on juvenile justice for Duterte The landmark law, which Arroyo declared an administrative priority in 2005, was hailed by the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) as a “long-awaited milestone in the promotion of child rights in the country.” By VERA FILES | Jan 23, 2019 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT SHEET: What’s next if BOL is ratified? Here are at least three things that will happen when the law takes effect. By VERA FILES | Jan 23, 2019 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Story claiming SM MOA caught dumping waste in Manila Bay MISLEADING This story is misleading. Don't believe it. By VERA FILES | Jan 18, 2019 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Online story on Duterte satisfaction rating NEEDS CONTEXT This story needs context. Don't believe it. By VERA FILES | Jan 18, 2019 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Viral ‘national’ surveys of Senate bets on Facebook lack basis They lack the standards that researchers worldwide consider to be “mandatory requirements” in publishing professional survey results. By VERA FILES | Jan 14, 2019 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK Initiative to provide legal support, resources to fact-checkers launched The Philippines is among the four countries to be covered in the first guide Fact-Checkers Legal Support Initiative will produce, along with Brazil, Italy and the United States. By Meeko Angela Camba | Jan 12, 2019 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Report claiming Sotto exposed officials who benefited from ‘cheating’ in 2016 polls NOT TRUE This story is false. Don't believe it. By VERA FILES | Jan 11, 2019 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Senate hopeful Gadon wrong on 1987 charter He falsely claimed 1987 Constitution did not undergo proper ratification. By VERA Files | Jan 10, 2019 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Report on Ateneo pupil’s dad killing a man a HOAX This story is fake. Don't believe it. By VERA FILES | Jan 9, 2019 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Online post with Rappler chief saying tax evasion is OK a HOAX This story is fake. Don't believe it. By VERA FILES | Jan 9, 2019 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: In first 2019 speech, Duterte repeats false claim about typhoons in Mindanao 'Mindanao does not suffer any serious calamities,' he said. By VERA Files | Jan 8, 2019 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Report claiming Duterte slammed Andaya for insulting Diokno FAKE NEWS This story is fake. 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