Archive - FACT CHECK Year 2024 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 FACT CHECK: Kim Atienza warns against FAKE growth supplement ad Six Facebook pages carried a fake ad falsely claiming that TV presenter Kim Atienza promoted a growth supplement. By VERA Files | Aug 5, 2024 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Jay Sonza misleads on Marcos drug test claim Neither the INC nor NET25 has issued any statement on Marcos' alleged drug use, but SAGIP Party-List Rep. Rodante Marcoleta, a prominent INC member, did so. By VERA Files | Aug 4, 2024 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: PUV modernization program NOT suspended Several YouTube videos are falsely claiming that the government's PUV modernization program has been suspended. This is not true. By VERA Files | Aug 2, 2024 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Samsung did NOT pull out $1B Olympics ad campaign; it’s SATIRE Samsung did not withdraw its $1-billion advertising campaign with the Olympics. The story is satire, published by the American satirical website Esspots. By VERA Files | Jul 31, 2024 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Marcos did NOT go to F1 event amid typhoon onslaught A Facebook page recirculated an old 2022 news article of President Marcos flying out of the Philippines as a typhoon hit the country. By VERA Files | Jul 31, 2024 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: F. Manalo Bridge did NOT break during Typhoon Carina A YouTube video bore a clickbait headline and thumbnail claiming that the F. Manalo Bridge broke into two during Typhoon Carina's onslaught. Not true. By VERA Files | Jul 31, 2024 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Massive flooding DID NOT occur on Rizal bridge An FB page posted a video falsely claiming that a massive flood reached the Luvers Eastwood Bridge in Montalban, Rizal. By VERA Files | Jul 31, 2024 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: FAKE WalterMart anniversary giveaway spreads on FB Six impostors of WalterMart Supermarket on Facebook claimed to give away gift bags, smartphones, and shopping vouchers. These are all fake. By VERA Files | Jul 31, 2024 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Davao City relief drive photo NOT new A photo of relief trucks from Davao City are circulating online, claiming these were going to victims of Typhoon Carina. This needs context. By VERA Files | Jul 31, 2024 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Marcos, agricultural scientist NOT endorsing ‘organic fertilizer’ Ads posted on FB claimed that President Bongbong Marcos and an agricultural scientist are promoting Super Seed Organic Fertilizer. These are fake. By VERA Files | Jul 31, 2024 | 3-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: NO DFA order for PH vessels to leave WPS A YouTube video falsely claims that the Department of Foreign Affairs has ordered Philippine vessels to leave the West Philippine Sea. By VERA Files | Jul 30, 2024 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Video of naturopathic doctor promoting health supplement FAKE A Facebook post used a video of naturopathy practitioner Doc Atoie Arboleda and cloned his voice using AI to promote a fake health supplement. By VERA Files | Jul 30, 2024 | 3-minute read KEEP READING Posts pagination Newer posts 1 … 14 15 16 17 18 … 43 Older posts
