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 VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Abalos DID NOT resign as DILG chief Amid doubts over the transparency of a recent multi-billion drug haul in Batangas, a YouTube video claimed that Interior Secretary Benjamin "Benhur" Abalos Jr. has resigned. This is not true. By VERA FILES | Apr 24, 2024 | 3-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: FALSE tips on combating heat wave reappear on FB Multiple Facebook pages and users reshared a series of incorrect tips on dealing with the country’s ongoing heat wave. By VERA FILES | Apr 24, 2024 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: AI-generated ad uses Willie Ong, Manny Pacquiao for bogus health site A fake ad on Facebook carried a digitally-edited video of cardiologist Willie Ong and former senator Manny Pacquiao, luring people into a bogus health site. By VERA FILES | Apr 24, 2024 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Video features 2023 airshow, NOT Iranian planes attacking Israel A video compilation supposedly showing Iranian aircraft attacking Israel has been shared on Facebook. This is false. By VERA FILES | Apr 23, 2024 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Putin DID NOT offer Russian support to Iran in case of U.S. attack A Facebook page falsely claimed that Russia will support Iran if the United States attacks Iran in support of Israel. By VERA FILES | Apr 22, 2024 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Video revives FALSE claim on Tulfo’s ouster from the Senate A video on YouTube revived the spurious claim that Raffy Tulfo has been expelled from the Senate. By VERA FILES | Apr 19, 2024 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Japan DID NOT declare war on China over WPS row Japan has not declared war against China nor did it conduct a military operation to drive away Chinese vessels in the West Philippine Sea, contrary to a YouTube video’s claim. By VERA FILES | Apr 18, 2024 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Part of circulating clip shows Chile wildfires, NOT Iran’s attack on Israel A Facebook reel contained a clip supposedly showing fires engulfing areas in Israel after Iran’s retaliatory airstrikes on April 14. The video is old and shows wildfires in Chile early this year. By VERA FILES | Apr 18, 2024 | 3-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Sara DID NOT resign, video of Marcos snub SPLICED A video circulating on YouTube and TikTok claims that Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio has resigned and that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. snubbed her while greeting other government officials. These are not true. By VERA FILES | Apr 18, 2024 | 3-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Marcos falsely claims he ‘has not touched’ Arelma ill-gotten wealth case since exile days President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. falsely claimed that he “has not touched” the ill-gotten wealth cases filed against his family post-EDSA. By VERA Files | Apr 18, 2024 | 3-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Duterte repeats FALSE claim that U.S. has ‘so many bases’ in PH Former president Rodrigo Duterte has repeated a false claim that the U.S. still has military bases in the Philippines. By VERA Files | Apr 18, 2024 | 3-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Philippine Coast Guard warns against FAKE recruitment calls on FB The Philippine Coast Guard warned people against fake recruitment announcements on Facebook promising a salary of P43,800. By VERA FILES | Apr 17, 2024 | 2-minute read KEEP READING Posts pagination Newer posts 1 … 27 28 29 30 31 … 43 Older posts
