Archive - FACT CHECK Year 2023 all 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 Items per page 12 12 18 24 30 FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Ad for FAKE gallstone ‘cure’ circulates, uses doctors’ names A Facebook page posted a video advertisement for a product called Innercure supposedly endorsed by cardiologist Willie Ong and his general practitioner wife Liza Ramoso-Ong. This is fake. By VERA Files | Sep 8, 2023 | 3-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Marcos did NOT retrieve $987B from Belgian bank A Facebook Reel is claiming that President Bongbong Marcos has recovered a bank account in Belgium that supposedly contains billions of dollars. This is fake. By VERA Files | Sep 8, 2023 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: PH did NOT create its own NATO A YouTube video falsely claimed that the Philippines has established a military alliance with the U.S., Japan and Australia similar to NATO. By VERA Files | Sep 8, 2023 | 3-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: FALSE TikTok video on California quake reshared on FB A TikTok video claimed that a magnitude 11.9 earthquake struck California on Aug. 24. Not true. No quake of such size has ever hit any place, and the clip that was shown occurred in Japan 12 years ago. By VERA Files | Sep 8, 2023 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: NO bomber plane ‘gift’ from U.S. A YouTube channel uploaded old clips from an aerospace exhibition and falsely claimed that the bomber planes from the United States are now in the Philippines. By VERA Files | Sep 7, 2023 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: NO PH-Iran military alliance A video circulating on Facebook and YouTube claims that the Philippines and Iran have formed a military alliance against China. No such pact was forged. By VERA Files | Sep 7, 2023 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Pura Luka Vega is NOT dead A graphic is making the rounds online claiming that drag performer Pura Luka Vega is dead. This is not true. By VERA Files | Sep 7, 2023 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Typhoon Hanna is NOT twice as strong as Super Typhoon Yolanda Videos posted on Facebook and YouTube falsely claimed that typhoon Hanna is twice as powerful as Super Typhoon Yolanda which devastated the country in 2013. By VERA Files | Sep 7, 2023 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: FAKE Chot Reyes quote dupes netizens A fake quote card bearing GMA News’ logo erroneously claimed that former Gilas Pilipinas head coach Chot Reyes chastised Filipinos for being more upset with him than government officials who failed their campaign promises. By VERA Files | Sep 7, 2023 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: NO impeachment raps filed vs Duterte A video is falsely claiming that Vice President Sara Duterte is facing impeachment charges for allegedly “stealing” P125 million from a “secret budget fund” of the OVP. By VERA Files | Sep 1, 2023 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: NO Marcos order setting price of rice at P20/kilo A YouTube video claimed that President Bongbong Marcos has ordered that the price of rice be pegged at P20/kilo. This is false. By VERA Files | Sep 1, 2023 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: FB post promotes FAKE Meta ad campaign optimization tool Filipinos shared an online post claiming that Meta launched a new ad campaign optimization tool powered by AI called MetaAI. This is fake. By VERA Files | Sep 1, 2023 | 2-minute read KEEP READING Posts pagination Newer posts 1 … 13 14 15 16 17 … 46 Older posts
