Archive - FACT CHECK Year 2023 all 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 Items per page 12 12 18 24 30 FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Marcoleta did NOT replace Romualdez as Speaker A YouTube video is falsely claiming that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has appointed SAGIP Party-list Rep. Rodante Marcoleta as House speaker to replace Martin Romualdez. By VERA Files | Dec 7, 2023 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Video shows 2013 storm surge, NOT tsunami after most recent Mindanao quake A Facebook page uploaded a 10-year-old clip of a storm surge falsely passing it off as a tsunami after the magnitude 7.4 quake that recently jolted parts of Mindanao. By VERA Files | Dec 7, 2023 | 3-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: ‘Israel-Palestine’ video OLD, does NOT show ongoing Israel-Hamas war A video on Facebook is claiming to show combat footage recently taken during the Israel-Hamas war. This is not true, the video is not recent. By VERA Files | Dec 6, 2023 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: PCG did NOT fire water cannon at Chinese vessel A YouTube video is claiming that the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) had fired water cannons in the West Philippine Sea supposedly at a Chinese vessel. This is misleading. By VERA FILES | Dec 5, 2023 | 3-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Romualdez NOT suspended from House of Representatives A YouTube video bore a clickbait headline and thumbnail claiming that House Speaker Martin Romualdez has been suspended from the House of Representatives. This is not true. By VERA FILES | Dec 4, 2023 | 3-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Imee Marcos MISLEADS in claim that ICC has ‘no jurisdiction’ over drug war probe since PH has ‘functioning’ courts This makes Marcos one of the many public figures who have made misleading claims in asserting the Philippines’ “non-cooperation” to the ICC’s probe of the Duterte administration’s drug war. By VERA Files | Dec 2, 2023 | 4-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: ‘Storm in Israel’ video FALSE, shows unrelated clips A video compilation on Facebook claims to show Israel supposedly being ravaged by a storm this November. The clips were given false context. By VERA Files | Nov 30, 2023 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Video shows Italian Navy frigate, NOT ‘Pinoy-made’ warship A YouTube video used clips of an Italian Navy’s warship, falsely passing it off as a new one supposedly manufactured by a Filipino and would be used in the West Philippine Sea. By VERA FILES | Nov 30, 2023 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Unclaimed ‘luggage sale’ at NAIA FAKE A couple of posts on Facebook are claiming that the Ninoy Aquino International Airport is selling unclaimed luggage. This is not true. By VERA FILES | Nov 30, 2023 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Impostor FB pages spread FAKE CHED scholarship posts A graphic circulating on Facebook is claiming that CHED has opened applications for a scholarship program for college students. This is fake By VERA FILES | Nov 30, 2023 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: NO Marcos order to imprison De Lima again Two YouTube videos are claiming that President Bongbong Marcos had ordered that former Sen. Leila de Lima be put back in jail. This is not true. By VERA Files | Nov 30, 2023 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Texts warning phone users of ‘cosmic ray radiation’ a HOAX A chain message advising netizens to turn off their cellphones at night as precaution against “deadly cosmic ray radiation” is a hoax. By VERA Files | Nov 29, 2023 | 3-minute read KEEP READING Posts pagination Newer posts 1 2 3 4 5 … 46 Older posts
