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(Second of four parts) In this four-part series, VERA Files Fact Check compiled relevant information about six of the top candidates vying for Malacañang, and their respective vice presidential bets, to help voters make the ultimate decision.

Sa apat na bahaging seryeng ito, ang VERA Files Fact Check ay nagkalap ng importanteng impormasyon tungkol sa anim na mga nangungunang kandidato na nais maupo sa Malacañang, at ang kani-kanilang mga katuwang na bise presidente, upang matulungan ang mga botante na gumawa ng napakahalagang desisyon. Kasama sa part 2 ng seryeng ito ang tatlong presidential bets, sina dating senador Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., Sen. Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao, at Vice President Maria Leonor “Leni” Robredo.

The crowd was not shouting Marcos’ name but was screaming as Robredo held up the poster. The audio of a crowd chanting ‘BBM’ was just inserted into the video.

Sa apat na bahaging seryeng ito, ang VERA Files Fact Check ay nagkalap ng importanteng impormasyon tungkol sa anim na mga nangungunang kandidato na nais maupo sa Malacañang, at ang kani-kanilang mga katuwang na bise presidente, upang matulungan ang mga botante na gumawa ng napakahalagang desisyon. Kasama sa part 1 ng seryeng ito ang tatlong presidential bets, sina labor leader Leody De Guzman, Manila City Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso, at Sen. Panfilo “Ping” Lacson.

(First of four parts) In this four-part series, VERA Files Fact Check compiled relevant information about six of the top candidates vying for Malacañang, and their respective vice presidential bets, to help voters make the ultimate decision.

The Manila Times columnist Rigoberto “Bobi” Tiglao falsely claimed that the Philippine Star erred in reporting that Vice President Leni Robredo was the most-searched presidential candidate on Google earlier this month.

Another version of the quote card used a different image but carried the same statement.

Presidential candidate Jose “Joey” Montemayor’s claim that the COVID-19 vaccine has a “reverse” effect and exposes people to infection has no basis.

Many of the bronze busts, statues and monuments were not built during the terms of both Aquinos. Some of the statues were also privately funded or donated by artists.

All three posts flagged by VERA Files Fact Check ridiculed the rally.

A reader asked VERA Files Fact Check to look into the claim.

The same day the blaze struck the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Station in Enerhodar, Ukraine on March 4, foreign ministers of several countries urged Russia to halt attacks in Ukraine, especially where nuclear facilities were.

The eight-minute clip tackled only one case.

The radio station disowned the claim.

She was talking about a recent disinformation narrative targeting Robredo.

This is not the first time Gonzaga figured in a satirical post that misled people.

In a Feb. 25 interview with acting Palace spokesperson Martin Andanar, Duterte said he is not certain about endorsing a candidate in the May 9 elections. “I may or I may not but preferably I’d like to stay neutral.”

The term “lugaw” has been used by trolls and detractors to mock Robredo, after her supporters served rice porridge to raise funds for her campaign during the 2016 elections.

VERA Files Fact Check, in response to a reader request to look into the viral clip, found that the paratrooping military exercise shown in the video took place at Fort Bragg in the United States almost six years ago.

There were no ropes in the original.

Presidential candidate Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos claimed that galunggong or round scad, which he stressed was "for the poor," is the fish “easiest to raise.” There is no basis for his claim because research on galunggong aquaculture is still ongoing, and experts have no conclusions on its feasibility.

There was no photo of Perakov. And there are no reports of a pilot with that name who perished recently.

Neither Duterte nor Calida ever made a pronouncement to take away any license of Jimenez’s.

Presidential candidate Dr. Jose “Joey” Montemayor, who is against mandatory vaccination, claimed that the number of fully vaccinated individuals in the Philippines has not reached 30 million as of early March. This is false.

Lawyer Larry Gadon, who is running for a seat in the Senate for the second time, inaccurately claimed that the biggest wind energy producer in Southeast Asia is in Ilocos Norte.

A TikTok video repeated unproven and false claims about the mothballed Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP) and the wealth of the Marcos family. It gained a million views and a lot of interactions on Facebook before it was deleted.

The clip was a 25-second excerpt from a two-and-a-half-minute-long video.

This needs context. The decades-old video showed Marcos making remarks about the country’s mutual defense agreement with the U.S.

The statement is fake. No official documents, speeches, statements or legitimate news reports carry the text in the fabricated graphic.

The pieces of paper Robredo was holding during the debate were not cheat sheets, but scratch papers provided by CNN Philippines to the presidential aspirants and were used for notetaking.