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 18 12 18 24 30 FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Clips showing passengers of Titan submersible NOT recent Several Facebook pages and netizens posted video compilations claiming to show the five passengers aboard the Titan submersible moments before it imploded on its way to the Titanic wreckage. These are false. By VERA Files | Jun 30, 2023 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Video predicting ‘July catastrophe’ in Leyte NOT TRUE A video erroneously claiming a cataclysmic event will strike Leyte and nearby towns with a series of volcanic eruptions triggering tsunamis was posted on Facebook. The Office of Civil Defense debunked this. By VERA Files | Jun 29, 2023 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: FAKE SM Megamall FB page posts ad for unregistered toothpaste A Facebook page posing as SM Megamall uploaded a video promoting an unregistered niacinamide toothpaste. By VERA Files | Jun 29, 2023 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Another FALSE post on the Titan submersible emerges A video claiming to show what happened to the Titan submersible, including an audio recording of the final words of its passengers, was uploaded by a Facebook page. This is not true. By VERA Files | Jun 29, 2023 | 3-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: ‘PRC’ advisory on making LET ‘easier’ FAKE An impostor Facebook page posted an announcement supposedly from the Professional Regulation Commission saying the difficulty level of the next licensure exam for teachers will be reduced. This is fabricated. By VERA Files | Jun 28, 2023 | 3-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Viral audio clips of Titan submersible victims’ ‘final moments’ are FALSE A Facebook page uploaded a video containing old audio clips and claimed they were from the Titan submersible that imploded in its descent to the Titanic wreckage last week. Not true. The audio clips came from viral videos that circulated online before the incident took place. By VERA Files | Jun 27, 2023 | 3-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK Makabago o makag*gong Senado? Ano na ba ang decorum sa Senado? By VERA Files | Jun 24, 2023 | 1-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Bogus ‘CNN Philippines’ site posts FAKE story on joint disease cure A website imitating CNN Philippines posted an article on a product for joint diseases supposedly formulated by Dr. Tony Leachon. This story is fabricated. By VERA Files | Jun 23, 2023 | 3-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: ‘CNN Philippines’ impostor posts FAKE exclusive interview on hypertension ‘cure’ Yet another bogus website imitating CNN Philippines uploaded a story promoting a “doctor-recommended” product that allegedly cures hypertension. The article is fake. By VERA Files | Jun 23, 2023 | 3-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Marcos omits crucial context on Masagana 99 Seven years after Masagana 99 was launched in May 1973, the program became inconsequential and was quietly discontinued in 1984, according to a research by the University of the Philippines Third World Studies Center (UP TWSC). By VERA Files | Jun 23, 2023 | 5-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: FB posts offering ‘TIN ID registration assistance’ are SCAMS With new college graduates entering the workforce, several FB posts offering assistance in acquiring a TIN card for a fee are also popping up. These are scams. By VERA Files | Jun 22, 2023 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Doc Willie Ong video endorsing varicose vein spray FAKE Netizens are still interacting with a two-month-old hoax made to look like cardiologist Willie Ong is promoting a spray to reduce varicose veins. By VERA Files | Jun 22, 2023 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Pasig nuns are NOT selling an anti-aging cream Three Facebook videos claim that nuns from a monastery in Pasig are making and selling an anti-aging cream. These are fake. By VERA Files | Jun 22, 2023 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: WHO did NOT say COVID-19 vaccines cause multiple sclerosis A Filipina vlogger is falsely claiming that the WHO admitted in its website that COVID-19 vaccines can cause multiple sclerosis. By VERA Files | Jun 22, 2023 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Bato contradicts Duterte’s long-established stance on cops involved in drug trade In an interview on The Chiefs, Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa claimed that former president Rodrigo Duterte’s recent statement in dealing with cops involved in the illegal drug trade was said out of frustration. By VERA Files | Jun 21, 2023 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Explosion caught on video caused by gadget overheating, NOT man’s fart A Facebook Reel allegedly shows security footage of a man whose pants caught fire, after he farted causing his phone to blow up. The video was edited. By VERA Files | Jun 21, 2023 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT SHEET: What happens when mangroves are not properly planted? Why does proper planting of mangroves matter? Here are some important facts you need to know. By VERA Files | Jun 21, 2023 | 7-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Netizen’s FB posts on Sen. Padilla and DSWD giveaways are FAKE Facebook posts claiming that the office of Sen. Robin Padilla is accepting applications for a P3,000 financial aid from the DSWD are fake. By VERA Files | Jun 20, 2023 | 3-minute read KEEP READING Posts pagination Newer posts 1 … 14 15 16 17 18 … 31 Older posts