Archive - FACT CHECK Year 2022 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: Report on COA fund deficiencies MISLEADINGLY attributed to OVP The article was about state auditors questioning their colleagues at the COA—not the OVP. By VERA Files | Feb 18, 2022 | 3-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: No, Neri Colmenares is not in Robredo’s senatorial lineup While the Makabayan coalition has endorsed Robredo’s candidacy for president, it was not in exchange for including Colmenares in her lineup for the Senate. By VERA FILES | Feb 18, 2022 | 3-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Imee Marcos DID NOT say she is a ‘certified insomniac’ The fabricated quote card emerged after Marcos reacted to Vice President and presidential aspirant Leni Robredo’s comment that she works an average of 18 hours daily. By VERA Files | Feb 18, 2022 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Marcos Jr. falsely claims West PH Sea dispute ‘only became an election issue’ in the May 2022 polls The WPS issue, including the harassment that Filipino fishermen suffer, was raised in past national elections. By VERA FILES | Feb 18, 2022 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Video does NOT show Bongbong-Sara supporters filling up ‘EDSA’ The clip does show a Bongbong-Sara motorcade, but it was neither recent nor taken at EDSA. By VERA Files | Feb 18, 2022 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Ex-CJ Panganiban did NOT back junking of Marcos DQ case There was no indication of any source in the circulating posts where he made the alleged statement. By VERA Files | Feb 17, 2022 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Pacquiao did not suggest God is the solution to slow internet connection Sanchez’ part in the fake TikTok video was lifted from her interview with Marcos on her show Rated Korina that was first aired on Feb. 5. By VERA Files | Feb 16, 2022 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Video of crowd chanting “BBM” in Robredo’s proclamation rally FAKE Several netizens expressed support for Marcos Jr, but others noted that the video was edited to spread “fake news”. By VERA Files | Feb 15, 2022 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: MISLEADING video carries old report on milk tea poisoning deaths While several netizens pointed out that the video was an old news report, many more tagged others and warned them about drinking milk tea. By VERA Files | Feb 15, 2022 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Report on dismissed sedition case vs. Robredo REVIVED The DOJ cleared Robredo of the charges in February 2020 for lack of probable cause. By VERA Files | Feb 15, 2022 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: The University of Oxford did NOT put up ‘Marcos did not graduate here’ signage There is no truth to the claim that such a statement was put up at any Oxford building. By VERA Files | Feb 14, 2022 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Joma Sison is NOT dead, denies rumors The death hoax circulated a day before Sison’s 83rd birthday. By VERA Files | Feb 12, 2022 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: No, Jessica Soho did not interview Marcos Jr. in 2016 Contrary to Magno’s claim, Soho did not interview Marcos Jr. in 2016 when he was then running for vice president, according to GMA-7. By VERA FILES | Feb 11, 2022 | 4-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: NO Robredo-Meta meeting to ban pro-Marcos accounts Meta, Facebook's parent company, denied the claim. By VERA Files | Feb 11, 2022 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: FALSE figures on construction materials Robredo turned over to Odette victims circulates The post gave deflated numbers on the distributed materials. By VERA Files | Feb 10, 2022 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Crowd DID NOT chant Marcos’ name at Robredo’s proclamation rally This post is false. Don't believe it. By VERA Files | Feb 10, 2022 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Marcoleta wrongly claims ABS-CBN ‘hid’ tax payments through subsidiary company Big Dipper House Deputy Speaker Rodante Marcoleta, a candidate for senator in the May 9 polls, claimed that media giant ABS-CBN Corp. “hid” the “right amount” of taxes it should pay through its subsidiary, Big Dipper. This is false. By VERA Files | Feb 10, 2022 | 4-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Vaccination cards, negative COVID-19 tests NOT required to vote in 2022 polls Amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, misinformation that voters need to present a vaccination card or a negative RT-PCR test to be able to vote on May 9 has been making the rounds on social media. By VERA Files | Feb 10, 2022 | 5-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Ex-PCOO consultant, netizens post MISLEADING Robredo quote on ‘Biden, CIA’ A graphic featuring Vice President and presidential candidate Leni Robredo’s partial answer to a question in a radio interview was uploaded by several Facebook (FB) accounts, including an FB page of a former Palace media consultant, to make her look dumb. It is misleading. By VERA Files | Feb 9, 2022 | 4-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Columnist Magno falsely claims PNoy skipped 2010 presidential debates Alex Magno, a columnist of the Philippine Star, wrongly stated that the late president Benigno Simeon Aquino III did not participate in any debate while campaigning during the 2010 elections. By VERA Files | Feb 9, 2022 | 4-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Actress MISLEADS with post on Robredo’s comments on PH not being a narco-state A review of the footage from Abunda’s interview with Robredo revealed that Velez misquoted the vice president and also presented an incomplete version of her answer. By VERA Files | Feb 8, 2022 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Sandro Marcos DID NOT say father, clan will win even without campaigning No media outlet published or aired such a remark and attributed it to him. By VERA Files | Feb 7, 2022 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Reuters did NOT call Robredo a ‘liar’ in drug war statement A screenshot of a tweet that shows Reuters news agency calling out Vice President Leni Robredo for lying is making the rounds on Facebook. This two-year-old tweet is fabricated. By VERA Files | Feb 7, 2022 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Govt officials’ responsibility to disclose SALNs Presidential aspirant Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has said that, if elected, he is “perfectly willing” to release his Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth (SALN). By VERA Files | Feb 7, 2022 | 10-minute read KEEP READING Posts pagination Newer posts 1 … 19 20 21 22 23 Older posts