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 30 12 18 24 30 FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Viral post on Bongbong ‘leading’ VP vote recount an OPINION This story is an opinion piece. By VERA Files | Feb 22, 2019 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Doc Willie Ong makes faulty claim on election surveys Surveys are a reflection of voters’ preferences at a given time frame. By VERA FILES | Feb 22, 2019 | 3-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Senate hopeful Francis Tolentino wrongly implies senior citizens cannot re-enter workforce There are already laws that allow and promote senior citizens to re-enter the workforce. By VERA FILES | Feb 21, 2019 | 4-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: MANIPULATED footage of Poe ‘wanting to bar Facebook’ revived This story is false. Don't believe it. By VERA FILES | Feb 21, 2019 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT SHEET: The PH housing agenda explained Duterte signed Feb. 14 a law creating the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development. By VERA FILES | Feb 20, 2019 | 4-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: FAKE house and lot raffle by ‘Pag-IBIG’ goes viral This post is fake. Don't believe it. By VERA FILES | Feb 20, 2019 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: FB page WRONGLY tags 9 Leftist groups as ‘party lists’ running in 2019 polls This story is misleading. Don't believe it. By VERA FILES | Feb 19, 2019 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Post recycles misleading, baseless claims against Roxas It merely rehashed the same claims that first circulated on social media in 2016 By VERA FILES | Feb 19, 2019 | 6-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: FAKE Bam Aquino statement on food waste resurfaces on social media This story is misleading. Don't believe it. By VERA FILES | Feb 18, 2019 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Post MISLEADS with photo of LP members ‘running’ in midterm polls This story is misleading. Don't believe it. By VERA FILES | Feb 18, 2019 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: FB page publishes FAKE ‘News5’ infographic on Nueva Ecija governor This story is fake. Don't believe it. By VERA FILES | Feb 18, 2019 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Pinoy Ako Blog WRONGLY claims WHO, EU and US all ‘trust’ Dengvaxia So far, only the EU endorsed it. By VERA FILES | Feb 14, 2019 | 4-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Online post revives Villar 2013 quote, MISLEADS This story is misleading. Don't believe it outright. By VERA FILES | Feb 12, 2019 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Story on Dong-Hontiveros link NEEDS CONTEXT This story needs context. Don't believe it outright. By VERA FILES | Feb 12, 2019 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK Media groups, academe join forces in election fact-checking initiative Tsek.ph is an online collaborative fact-checking project for the midterm polls. By Meeko Angela Camba | Feb 12, 2019 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT SHEET: SALNs, FOI in Congress explained The severely criticized House Resolution 2467 is not a new proposal. Here are three facts about the SALN, a powerful tool in uncovering unexplained wealth. By VERA FILES | Feb 11, 2019 | 6-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Story claiming Aquino admin stole budget for youth rehab centers FALSE This story is false. Don't believe it. By VERA FILES | Feb 9, 2019 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Duterte exaggerates number of poor in PH Where the president got his data was not clear. By VERA FILES | Feb 8, 2019 | 2-minute read KEEP READING 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 Posts pagination Newer posts 1 … 8 9 10 11 Older posts