Archive - FACT CHECK

A video advertisement for a device that allegedly reduces energy consumption contains altered clips from a five-month-old CNN Philippines interview with a Department of Energy official. The DOE is not endorsing Sonic Energy Saver.

A Facebook Reel is passing off scenes from a film as real-life events, claiming that an unspecified popular convenience store is selling factory-processed human meat.

Kumalat ulit ang Facebook post na nagbababala sa pag-inom ng nagyeyelong tubig kapag tag-init dahil magdudulot daw ito ng pagputok ng mga ugat ng dugo. Mali ito.

A news release from the Presidential Communications Office on April 13 said the National Food Authority (NFA) was proposing to import 330,000 metric tons of rice to cover a projected deficit in the country’s emergency buffer stock.

A YouTube channel is touting a conspiracy theory that the late President Noynoy Aquino faked his death in an attempt to boost the candidacy of former Vice President Leni Robredo in the 2022 elections.

While Marcos did not extend the state of calamity which ended in 2022, he has yet to lift the state of public health emergency which remains in effect.

As questions arise on whether the offenses filed against Teves constitute terrorism, VERA Files Fact Check looks into various definitions of the crime.

Hindi totoo na puwede nang dumiretso ng college ang mga grade 10 pagtapos mag-high-school dahil binasura na ang K to 12. Mali ito. 

Several Facebook pages posted ads featuring doctors Willie and Liza Ong, for a cream called Perfectx that allegedly cures a wide range of orthopedic disorders. These are scams.

A video passed off an old photo of the Japan Coast Guard firing a water cannon at a North Korean fishing vessel to claim that the incident was between the Philippine Coast Guard and a Chinese vessel in the West Philippine Sea. This is not true.

Netizens are circulating a fake quote card of Vice President Sara Duterte allegedly telling teachers to hold back their criticism over slow and outdated laptops allegedly purchased by DepEd.

A video posted on YouTube used an old clip and claimed to show the Philippine Coast Guard driving away a Vietnamese fishing vessel in Palawan. This is false. 

A TikTok video falsely claims that where a one-child policy is in effect, children of couples with more than one offspring are incinerated.

As extremely hot weather continues to fire up the Philippines, another ad for a Japanese air conditioner has gone viral on Facebook. This is a scam.

Three videos on social media carried erroneous claims related to former senator Manny Pacquiao’s loss in a legal battle with Paradigm Sports Management.

Two YouTube videos are claiming that the U.K.'s Royal Navy will now rush to defend the West Philippine Sea after President Ferdinand Marcos attended the coronation of King Charles III. This is not true.

A YouTube video claims that 10,000 Chinese soldiers were killed and 150 fighter jets were destroyed in Taiwan. This is not true.

Several impostor FB pages are using doctor Liza Ramoso-Ong as an endorser of an “intimate perfume” that allegedly cures gynecological infections and odor. These ads are fake. 

A Facebook Reel falsely implies that Metro Manila has been placed under Alert Level 3. The misleading Reel used an old news report.

A Tiktok video is erroneously claiming that Russian forces destroyed an underground hidden bunker in Ukraine that belongs to NATO.

A Facebook page posing as the DSWD uploaded posts claiming the agency is giving away “P5,000” ayuda to those who have registered their SIM cards. This is fake.

Viral Facebook status updates falsely claim that Grade 10 Filipino students can now “directly attend college” after graduation as the K to 12 curriculum has been scrapped. This is false.

A Filipino netizen posted a FB Reel allegedly showing a tsunami in Indonesia. This needs context because the clip came from a movie. 

Five fake FB pages are using the name of Dr. Kilimanguru, a physician with a huge social media following, to promote a dried fruit cereal. 

Marcos confused Reed Bank with Malampaya.

Jonathan De Santos of PhilStar.com was never a member of the CPP-NPA-NDF.

This is at least the second time that Lorraine Badoy misled information about the 2015 Supreme Court ruling.

A Facebook video used an altered photo to claim that the Philippine Navy recently fired at Chinese vessels illegally fishing on the West Philippine Sea. No such incident took place.

A Facebook Reel revived a video where a naturopathy practitioner claimed that people with diabetes should not eat fish without scales. 

A website claims that an award-winning Filipina student discovered a formula that helps people instantly lose weight. This is yet another fake ad.