Archive - FACT CHECK

For at least the second time, senatorial candidate Salvador Panelo repeated a wrong claim that the International Criminal Court (ICC) has “no jurisdiction” to investigate alleged crimes against humanity associated with President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs.

Aquino already belied this claim in October 2016.

A YouTube video used two TikTok clips to claim that presidential candidate Leni Robredo’s campaign spent P468 million for the PasigLaban Grand Rally last month. This is false.

Several Facebook (FB) pages published a misleading video of Vice President Leni Robredo during her campaign sortie in Jagna, Bohol that clipped her statement so it sounded like she was promising a corrupt government.

Fake facebook (FB) posts about exchanging P20 peso coins for cash or sacks of rice are baits to a scam. They redirect users to an impostor website of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD).

A statement made 10 years ago by singer-actress Sharon Cuneta about former first lady Imelda Marcos was revived and twisted to make it look like she is supporting the Marcos family in this year’s elections.

The report was “not support” for the Uniteam tandem.

The video snippet cut off the rest of the context.

In a recent public speech, President Rodrigo Duterte falsely claimed that the founding of the Philippine republic was in 1947. He also made an inaccurate claim that his relatives – the Durano political clan – have been leading Danao City, Cebu for “almost 15 decades.”

A reader asked VERA Files to verify the post.

Pushing to develop alternative energy sources in the country, presidential candidate Sen. Panfilo “Ping” Lacson Sr. has claimed that the Philippines is the top biomass producer. This needs context.

“This information is incorrect,” Guinness World Records said.