Archive - FACT CHECK Year 2020 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: Story on Jack Ma giving US5M to ‘Pinoy student’ who invented ‘coronavirus vaccine’ NOT TRUE This post is false. Don't believe it. By VERA Files | Feb 3, 2020 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Report claiming US80M bounty offer by ‘Iran’ for Trump’s head NOT TRUE This post is false. Don't believe it. By VERA Files | Jan 31, 2020 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: FB posts about ‘suicide bomber’ at MRT NOT TRUE It was a drill. By VERA Files | Jan 31, 2020 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Quiboloy ‘quote’ on his church’s ‘exemption’ from novel coronavirus a HOAX He said no such thing. By VERA Files | Jan 31, 2020 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Viral video of girl on hospital bed NOT Kobe Bryant’s daughter Gianna The video was from 2019. By VERA Files | Jan 31, 2020 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Manila Vice Mayor Lacuna demos wrong way to wear surgical masks, calls it the ‘proper’ way The WHO, Philippine Red Cross and DOH said there is only one way to wear surgical masks. By VERA Files | Jan 31, 2020 | 4-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Duterte falsely claims there are still U.S. military bases in PH President Duterte threatened to terminate the VFA with the US after former police chief Sen. Bato Dela Rosa confirmed that his US visa had been cancelled. By VERA FILES | Jan 30, 2020 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Pimentel’s claim that Duterte may unilaterally cancel VFA needs context The Supreme Court has not decided on the question of whether the president can unilaterally terminate a treaty or an agreement with other countries. By VERA Files | Jan 29, 2020 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Viral ‘footage’ of Kobe Bryant’s helicopter crash NOT TRUE, it’s actually in UAE in 2018 The video has nothing to do with the late Los Angeles Lakers shooting guard. By VERA Files | Jan 29, 2020 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Andanar falsely claims PH has strongest GDP growth rate in ASEAN Data from the ASEAN Statistics division show the Philippines never had the strongest real GDP growth rate among member states from 2016 to 2018. By VERA Files | Jan 28, 2020 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: FB posts MISLEAD with claims of ‘positive’ novel coronavirus case in Cebu This is misleading. By VERA Files | Jan 28, 2020 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: ‘Duterte Legacy’ flier mixes true figures with inaccurate, misleading, out-of-context data We found that while some of the claims were true, many lacked proper context, while others were either misleading or inaccurate. By VERA Files | Jan 28, 2020 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: No novel coronavirus in PH; YouTube channel publishes report with FALSE HEADLINE There is still no confirmed case of 2019 nCoV in the country. By VERA Files | Jan 28, 2020 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Online posts claiming novel coronavirus already in Cebu, Boracay NOT TRUE There is no confirmed positive case of the 2019 nCoV in the Philippines By VERA Files | Jan 27, 2020 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: PNA background info on Sabio withdrawal of ICC communication misleading The ICC's preliminary examination on alleged crimes against humanity under the Duterte government's drug war was not just based on Sabio's submission alone. By VERA Files | Jan 24, 2020 | 3-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Video showing Taal volcano on ‘Alert Level 5’ NOT TRUE Don't believe it. It's false. By VERA Files | Jan 24, 2020 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Story claiming alert level ‘raised’ on Mayon, Bulusan MISLEADING This is not a recent development. By VERA Files | Jan 22, 2020 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Blog post claiming 100k Americans asking Duterte to save America a HOAX This is fake. Don't believe it. By VERA Files | Jan 22, 2020 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: FB pages, groups MISLEAD with 4-year-old report on Kanlaon spewing ash The report is from 2015. By VERA Files | Jan 22, 2020 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT SHEET: The legality of motorcycle taxis Motorcycles are prohibited as PUVs. But the increased public demand for commuting alternatives has pushed executive and legislative officials to reconsider. By VERA Files | Jan 21, 2020 | 4-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Video claiming Duterte to give Taal victims ‘P100k each’ MISLEADING It was merely speculative. By VERA Files | Jan 20, 2020 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: No, Robredo did NOT blame gov’t for ‘lack’ of int’l aid for Taal victims This is fake. Don't believe it. By VERA Files | Jan 20, 2020 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Netizens FALSELY claim overseas eruption photos as Taal volcano explosion This post is false. Don't believe it. By VERA Files | Jan 20, 2020 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Panelo falsely claims Duterte has always been open to peace talks with Reds Contrary to Panelo's claim, Duterte was not always "open" to talking peace with the CPP-NPA-NDF. By VERA Files | Jan 19, 2020 | 2-minute read KEEP READING Posts pagination Newer posts 1 … 18 19 20 21 Older posts
