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: Netizens share FAKE DSWD P10,000 giveaway Five Facebook posts by netizens falsely claimed that the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is giving away P10,000. By VERA Files | Jun 3, 2023 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: DFA Usec makes false remark about SC decision on South China Sea exploration deal Retired associate justice Antonio Carpio said the “national territory” clause is in Article I of the Constitution, while “the SC based its decision on the JMSU case on Section 2 of Article XII – these are two different articles in the Constitution.” By VERA Files | Jun 3, 2023 | 3-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Duterte received almost P400K monthly salary as president, not P197K as he now claims This is the seventh time, at least by VERA Files Fact Check’s count, that Duterte understated his salary. By VERA Files | Jun 2, 2023 | 4-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: From ‘possible’ to ‘plenty,’ Duterte stance on drug war abuses changes course During the campaign for the 2016 presidential elections, Duterte promised to rid the Philippines of illegal drugs in six months. This promise had evolved throughout his term. By VERA Files | Jun 1, 2023 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: FB reel shows impact of different typhoons, NOT Mawar in Guam A Facebook Reel is showing two clips purportedly featuring the havoc wrought by supertyphoon Mawar in Guam. By VERA Files | May 31, 2023 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Minimum wage NOT yet raised to P720 An Instagram reel is claiming that the minimum wage in Metro Manila has been raised to P720, from P570. This needs context. By VERA Files | May 31, 2023 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Collapsed buildings in FB Reel do NOT show Super Typhoon Mawar’s effects A netizen falsely passed off old clips of structures crumbling down and being swept away by flood as taken during Super Typhoon Mawar’s onslaught. By VERA Files | May 31, 2023 | 3-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Clips of old typhoon events PASSED OFF as Mawar onslaught A viral video is erroneously claiming to show footage of strong winds and severe flooding supposedly caused by Super Typhoon Mawar in Guam. By VERA Files | May 31, 2023 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Govt communication bureau’s claim that EDSA Greenways is a Marcos Jr. project lacks context The EDSA Greenways Project was conceptualized in 2017 under the Duterte administration. By VERA Files | May 31, 2023 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT SHEET: The Philippine CDC bill explained What provisions of the Philippine CDC bill are being opposed? By VERA Files | May 31, 2023 | 4-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Sara Duterte did NOT say there’s no need for quality education in public schools Netizens are sharing a fake statement attributed to Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio where she allegedly said DepEd learners need only basic — and not quality — education. By VERA Files | May 31, 2023 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Video shows US aircraft, NOT ‘Pinoy-made’ fighter jet A YouTube channel published a video that claims to show a P30-million fighter jet manufactured by a Filipino. This is false. It passed off as locally-made an aircraft manufactured by Boeing, an American aerospace corporation. By VERA Files | May 30, 2023 | 2-minute read KEEP READING Posts pagination Newer posts 1 … 25 26 27 28 29 … 46 Older posts