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 24 12 18 24 30 FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT SHEET: ‘Holiday economics’ sa ilalim ng Marcos admin Ano nga ba ang batayan sa pagdedeklara ng mga holiday sa bansa? By VERA Files | Nov 14, 2023 | 1-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: DepEd INACCURATELY says Comelec plans to file criminal charges vs teachers who quit election duties The Comelec did not make a definitive pronouncement on filing criminal charges against teachers who quit their electoral board duties. By VERA Files | Nov 13, 2023 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: FB Reel DOES NOT show Saudi Arabia ‘preparing to help’ Israel A video online claims to show Saudi Arabia’s armed forces getting ready to support Israel amid its conflict with Hamas. This is false. By VERA Files | Nov 13, 2023 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Raffy Alunan claim that he is not a ‘supporter’ of Duterte needs context While Raffy Alunan declared support for Rodrigo Duterte’s presidential bid in the 2016 elections, he later pointed out the former administration's failure to address certain governance issues. By VERA Files | Nov 11, 2023 | 3-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Timeline of corruption allegations in LTFRB What happened to the corruption allegations in LTFRB? By VERA Files | Nov 8, 2023 | 3-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: NO Czech commitment to defend PH vs China Three YouTube videos falsely claimed that the Czech Republic will come to the Philippines’ defense amid rising tensions with China. By VERA Files | Nov 7, 2023 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Pahayag ng mambabatas ng Surigao Del Norte na ‘hindi madugo’ ang kampanya laban sa droga ni Marcos NAKAPANLILIGAW Bagama't nangako si Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos Jr. na ang kampanya laban sa droga ng kanyang administrasyon ay magkakaroon ng "bagong mukha,” na nakasentro sa rehabilitasyon at pagtugon sa pagkagumon sa droga, ito ay madugo rin. By VERA Files | Nov 6, 2023 | 3-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: ‘Bato’ Dela Rosa sinasalungat ang mga pahayag ni Duterte sa ‘pagpatay sa mga komunista’ Ang paliwanag ni Bato Dela Rosa sa pahayag ni Rodrigo Duterte ay sumasalungat sa mga nakaraang pahayag ng dating pangulo. By VERA Files | Nov 6, 2023 | 1-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Marcos did NOT remove Romualdez as Speaker Two YouTube videos are falsely claiming that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has kicked out Speaker Martin Romualdez from his post. By VERA Files | Nov 6, 2023 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Pagdating sa Senado, aling ahensya kaya ang in or out ang confidential funds? Sasang-ayon kaya ang mga senador sa desisyon ng House at kung saan ilalagay ang mga natapyas na confidential funds? By VERA Files | Oct 31, 2023 | 1-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Janette Garin MISLEADS in claiming that ‘not a single life was taken’ in Marcos’ anti-drug campaign The Dahas Project of the UP Third World Studies Center recorded 438 drug-related killings from June 30, 2022 to Oct. 15, 2023. By VERA Files | Oct 28, 2023 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Pahayag ni Duterte na nakapangingisda pa rin ang mga Filipino sa West Philippine Sea nangangailangan ng konteksto Alamin mula sa mga mangingisda sa Zambales kung ano nga ba ang sitwasyon sa West Philippine Sea, dito sa VERA Files Fact Check. By VERA Files | Oct 28, 2023 | 1-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: ‘Bato’ Dela Rosa contradicts Duterte’s statements on ‘killing communists’ Sen. “Bato” Dela Rosa belied allegations that former president Rodrigo Duterte was threatening ACT Party-list Rep. France Castro, whom Duterte baselessly accused as a “communist” in Congress that “he wanted to kill.” By VERA Files | Oct 27, 2023 | 1-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Surigao Del Norte lawmaker MISLEADS in claiming anti-drug campaign under Marcos is ‘bloodless’ While Marcos has vowed that his administration’s anti-drug campaign will have a “new face,” centered on rehabilitation and addressing drug dependence, it is not bloodless. By VERA Files | Oct 27, 2023 | 3-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Compilation video shows wildfires in Argentina, NOT Israel-Hamas conflict Filipino netizens uploaded on Facebook and TikTok a compilation video of wildfires in Argentina falsely claiming that they were scenes from the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict. By VERA FILES | Oct 27, 2023 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: PH DID NOT fire warning shots vs. Chinese naval ships in Subic A video claimed without evidence that the Philippines fired warning shots against Chinese naval ships approaching Subic. By VERA FILES | Oct 25, 2023 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Video is an air show rehearsal, NOT Iran attacking Israel A Facebook user uploaded a reel supposedly of an Iranian aircraft targeting Israel amid the escalating Israel-Hamas conflict. The video is false and shows jets in an air show rehearsal. By VERA FILES | Oct 24, 2023 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Solusyon ni Duterte sa sigalot sa West Philippine Sea Ngayong wala na sa poder si dating pangulong Rodrigo Duterte, may naisip siyang solusyon sa lumalalang hidwaan ng Pilipinas at China sa West Philippine Sea. By VERA Files | Oct 24, 2023 | 1-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: US did NOT declare war on Palestine A YouTube video claimed that the United States (U.S.) had declared war on Palestine, following the ongoing armed conflict between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas. This is not true. By VERA FILES | Oct 23, 2023 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Claims that only Marcos admin ordered anti-smuggling raids, conducted biggest anti-drug op FALSE A video falsely claims that the biggest drug operation and anti-rice smuggling operations only happened during the Marcos administration. By VERA FILES | Oct 23, 2023 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: NO gov’t order to send troops to SBSI village Videos circulating online claim that the government ordered the reclamation of the land occupied by the Socorro Brigade Services Inc. (SBSI) in Surigao del Norte and the deployment of troops in the area. This is misleading. By VERA Files | Oct 23, 2023 | 3-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Hamas has NOT surrendered to Israel It is not true that the militant group Hamas, which rules Gaza, has surrendered to Israel. By VERA Files | Oct 23, 2023 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: MISLEADING video shows Beirut explosion, NOT Israel-Hamas conflict A misleading video on Facebook is showing clips of the 2020 catastrophic explosion in Beirut, Lebanon, not the Israel-Hamas conflict. By VERA Files | Oct 23, 2023 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Palace justification to exclude ‘People Power’ anniversary as holiday MISLEADS The Marcos administration has removed the anniversary of the 1986 EDSA People Power Revolution from the list of holidays for 2024 “because [it] falls on a Sunday." By VERA Files | Oct 21, 2023 | 2-minute read KEEP READING Posts pagination Newer posts 1 2 3 4 5 6 … 23 Older posts