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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: FB posts about coronavirus dead in Italy MISLEAD with old, unrelated photo

The photo shows coffins of victims of a 2013 shipwreck.

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Mar 27, 2020

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Posts showing ‘Italian army’ moving COVID-19 corpses FALSELY use photos from France

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Mar 27, 2020

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: FB post on Trump announcing launch of ‘COVID-19 vaccine’ NOT TRUE

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Mar 25, 2020

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Report claiming singer Bamboo ‘dead’ NOT TRUE

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Mar 25, 2020

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Quote card of Robredo wanting to free prisoners to ‘prevent spread of COVID-19 in jails’ NOT TRUE

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Mar 25, 2020

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Report on Japan developing ‘effective’ COVID-19 medicine NEEDS CONTEXT

The translated story excludes details in the original article that provide perspective

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Mar 23, 2020

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VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Who should be tested for COVID-19 and other questions answered

Aware of the limited number of testing kits for coronavirus disease (COVID-19), high government officials still hurried to have themselves tested even if they did not show any of the symptoms of infection. Hence, they earned public criticism for bypassing protocols and kept people asking who should undergo testing and who should heal at home.

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Mar 23, 2020

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Post on Kiko Pangilinan asking gov’t to exempt kids from ‘total lockdown’ NOT TRUE

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Mar 23, 2020

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Story on SSS giving members P20k amid COVID-19 outbreak NOT TRUE

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Mar 22, 2020

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: FB post on countries drafting military for ‘public order’ MISLEADS with inaccurate photos

Some showed military medical teams while one image showed soldiers manning a military base, not a checkpoint on a highway.

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Mar 22, 2020

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: ‘Memo’ of US hospital to drink alcohol to ‘reduce risk’ of COVID-19 FAKE

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Mar 22, 2020

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Badoy errs in claiming NDF tagged as terror group by PH, other countries

Communications Undersecretary for New Media and External Affairs Lorraine Marie Badoy wrongly claimed the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) has been tagged as a terrorist group by the Philippine government and other countries.

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Mar 20, 2020

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Netizens post another FAKE Robredo ‘quote’ about proper respiratory hygiene

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Mar 20, 2020

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Fighting a misinfodemic: COVID-19 myths debunked

After the Department of Health (DOH) reported the Philippines’ first case of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) local transmission on March 6, the number of persons infected by the disease has already climbed to 140 as of March 15.

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Mar 19, 2020

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Robredo quote on ‘sucking in’ cough to prevent virus spread NOT TRUE

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Mar 19, 2020

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: FB page’s Metro Manila subway ‘update’ FALSELY uses photo of old, Canadian tunnel project

The photo was taken in Queenston town in Ontario, Canada on Aug. 13, 2006.

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Mar 19, 2020

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: No, a man’s DNA will not ‘live forever’ in a woman’s body after they have sex

A two-month-old Facebook (FB) post that erroneously claims engaging in sexual intercourse makes the deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) of a man "live" in a woman’s body "forever," along with other related falsehoods, is continuing to get traction on social media.

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Mar 18, 2020

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VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Understanding ‘community quarantine’ and ‘social distancing’ policies

President Rodrigo Duterte placed the entire Luzon island under an “enhanced community quarantine” on Monday as transmission of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) continued to rise on the second day of a virtual lockdown of Metro Manila.

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Mar 18, 2020

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Videos claiming Australian scientists say bananas can ‘prevent’ COVID-19 FALSE

A University of Queensland press release nor an ABC News Australia report used in the false post makes no mention of bananas.

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Mar 18, 2020

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Panelo falsely claims South Korea imposed ‘total lockdown’ to control spread of COVID-19

Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo wrongfully attributed the decline of new COVID-19 cases in South Korea to the country’s imposition of a “total lockdown.”

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Mar 17, 2020

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Duterte touts false claim that Tagle was kicked out of Manila post

President Rodrigo Duterte was wrong when he said former Archbishop Luis Antonio Tagle was booted out of his position by Pope Francis for politicking.

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Mar 11, 2020

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Post on Duterte ‘acquiring’ country’s first warship NEEDS CONTEXT

The acquisition project was initiated during the Aquino administration.

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Mar 11, 2020

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VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Code Red Alert on COVID-19

The Department of Health (DOH) raised a Code Red alert on COVID-19 in the country this weekend following the confirmation of more cases of the novel coronavirus. As of March 10, there were at least 33 confirmed COVID-19 cases in the country, as the DOH and hospitals implemented tighter monitoring measures.

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Mar 10, 2020

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Site revives OLD Duterte speech, FALSELY claims he cursed at Kiko Pangilinan

Nowhere in the video did Duterte swear at Pangilinan, nor at any other opposition lawmaker.

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Mar 8, 2020

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