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 FACT SHEET: Barbie and China’s nine-dash line The MTRCB said, there is no sufficient basis to ban the Barbie movie because China's "nine-dash line" claim is not shown here. By VERA Files | Jul 16, 2023 | 1-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Video does NOT show ‘fake eggs’ made in China A Facebook Reel claims to show various footage of how “fake eggs” are being made in China. These clips have been given false context. By VERA Files | Jul 14, 2023 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: News reports SPLICED in FAKE ads promoting ‘energy-saving devices’ At least four Facebook videos used altered clips from various news organizations to promote products that allegedly reduce power consumption. These advertisements are fake. By VERA Files | Jul 14, 2023 | 3-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT SHEET: Why Air Passenger Bill of Rights matters Mounting complaints about flight cancellations and delays, as well as offloading and other inefficiencies in the services of airline companies, prompted calls for a tougher policy to protect the rights of air passengers. By VERA Files | Jul 13, 2023 | 3-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Optional retirement age NOT lowered to 40 years A Facebook Reel is erroneously claiming that people aged 40 and above can now claim a monthly pension from the Social Security System. By VERA Files | Jul 13, 2023 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Video DOES NOT show Philippines’ ‘newly-acquired’ submarine in Palawan A YouTube channel claimed to show a video of the Philippines’ first-ever nuclear submarine. This is false. The Spanish Navy owns the submarine in the clip. By VERA Files | Jul 13, 2023 | 3-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: FAKE video of Marcos criticizing Filipino voters appears on FB A Facebook video supposedly showing Ferdinand Marcos Sr. questioning Filipinos who voted for actors into the Senate is gaining traction. This is a cheap fake. By VERA Files | Jul 12, 2023 | 3-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: PH NOT installing lasers on its ships A YouTube video falsely claimed that a powerful laser will be installed on Philippine ships. There is no such plan. By VERA Files | Jul 12, 2023 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT SHEET: Top concerns of military, other uniformed personnel on the Marcos admin’s pension reform proposal The PMA Class of 1971 told the economic team to first complete a full actuarial study, saying the P9.6 trillion estimate by the GSIS in 2019 to fully fund the pension system is “misleading.” By VERA Files | Jul 12, 2023 | 8-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: PGH, endocrinologist Augusto Litonjua NOT promoting milk supplement for diabetes An impostor of the Philippine General Hospital has claimed on Facebook that endocrinologist Augusto Litonjua endorsed Glufarelin. By VERA Files | Jul 7, 2023 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: PH Navy did NOT confront Chinese ships in Panatag Shoal A video falsely claims that the Philippine Navy recently sent warships to challenge Chinese Coast Guard vessels at Panatag Shoal. By VERA Files | Jul 7, 2023 | 3-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Sandiganbayan, NOT Supreme Court, dismissed Marcos ill-gotten wealth case A YouTube video claims that the Supreme Court has dismissed an ill-gotten wealth case against the Marcoses. Not true. By VERA Files | Jul 6, 2023 | 2-minute read KEEP READING Posts pagination Newer posts 1 … 20 21 22 23 24 … 46 Older posts
