Archive - FACT CHECK

A Facebook video falsely claimed that National Security Adviser Clarita Carlos fired Lorraine Badoy as spokesperson for the NTF-ELCAC.

A TikTok video misused photos showing Manila Bay full of garbage to claim that this was the state of the body of water under five presidents before Rodrigo Duterte.

The claim that Leila De Lima has been sentenced to prison is false.

Six years after the Philippines' arbitral tribunal victory against China regarding the South China Sea, mis- and disinformation about it continue to spread.

There is no basis to the claim that Ninoy Aquino talked to Joma Sison and Nur Misuari to start insurgency movements in the Philippines.

Several Facebook (FB) pages and groups, including Sen. Robin Padilla’s official account, passed off a photo showing former president Rodrigo Duterte relaxing outside his Davao City home, supposedly after stepping down from the presidency last June 30. It is misleading.

A netizen who endorsed the use of amoxicillin to treat fever has pushed for more incorrect health advice that continues to gain traction months after it was posted. Doctors have warned against the use of the antibiotic without a proper prescription. (READ: VERA FILES FACT CHECK: FB posts carry FALSE claims on treating fever)

Based on the state of the nation address of then-president Manuel Roxas in January 1948, the Manila International Airport (MIA) already existed. That was 17 years before Marcos became president in 1965.

Drinking warm water and eating ice chips are both listed as common remedies for sore throat.

Should the Philippines fail to produce more electricity amid Malampaya gas field's projected depletion, the Department of Energy's 2021 Energy Resource Guide warns that the country "will face a huge energy crisis." Here are four things you should know about the project.

Overall, it is not accurate to compare the flu directly to COVID-19 because “[COVID-19] is in a crisis state with many complicating layers to infection and severity,” according to health experts from Meedan, a global technology nonprofit.

President Bongbong Marcos did not give a “terse order” to teach activists among university students a lesson.

Congress needs to enact a law to rename the airport.

An incorrect health advice on treating fever has been circulating on Facebook (FB) for months, drawing different reactions from readers.

Kris Aquino debunked the allegation in a 2016 Instagram post and clarified that she paid for her necklace with her hard-earned money.

Imee became one of the co-authors when a similar bill she filed in 2019 was consolidated into SB 1411. Hontiveros served as the principal sponsor of the bill.

An unverified audio clip of Ferdinand Marcos Sr. criticizing Cory Aquino's prohibition of operation of the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant resurfaces.

The statement about putting up an NGO is real but was maliciously modified, where several phrases are repeated, to make Robredo sound dumb.