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: Marcos’ claim that ‘many policemen are in jail’ for drug-related offenses needs context While 177 police officers were reported to have been charged under the Marcos administration for drug-related violations, there have been only two known court convictions related to Duterte’s drug war. By VERA Files | Mar 20, 2024 | 3-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Old video of British warship deployment to South China Sea MISLEADS A video claimed that the United Kingdom government will deploy the aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth to the South China Sea. By VERA FILES | Mar 19, 2024 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Circulating text ‘preventing Meta from using photos’ is OLD HOAX A text urging netizens to reverse Meta’s alleged policy to control the use of personal information and photos is a rehash. Meta has debunked this. By VERA FILES | Mar 19, 2024 | 3-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Solar flare on March 4 NOT the biggest A video claims that the biggest solar flare hit the earth on March 4. This is not true. Speculations that it caused the massive outage on Meta’s social media platforms on March 5 are also unfounded. By VERA FILES | Mar 18, 2024 | 3-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Quiboloy NOT acquitted of alleged crimes Several videos are claiming that Kingdom of Jesus Christ leader Apollo Quiboloy has been acquitted of his alleged crimes due to “weak evidence.” This is not true. By VERA FILES | Mar 18, 2024 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: FAKE DepEd scholarship posts a bait for crypto scams Facebook posts claimed that the Department of Education (DepEd) is distributing scholarships to students. By VERA FILES | Mar 18, 2024 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Si Duterte, may isang salita? Maraming beses nagbago ang isip ni dating pangulong Rodrigo Duterte sa mga isyu tulad ng sa West Philippine Sea, Charter change at secession ng Mindanao. By VERA Files | Mar 15, 2024 | 1-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Duterte flip-flops on Cha-cha for third time in two months Two weeks after changing his tune and voicing his conditional support for amending the 1987 Constitution, former president Rodrigo Duterte once again denounced the Marcos administration’s efforts to push Charter change. By VERA Files | Mar 14, 2024 | 3-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: DOJ DID NOT withdraw charges against Quiboloy A YouTube video is spuriously claiming that the Department of Justice withdrew its decision to press charges against doomsday preacher Apollo Quiboloy. This is not true. By VERA FILES | Mar 14, 2024 | 3-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Marcos’ claim on the purpose of ICC misleads President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. misleads with his claim that the ICC has no jurisdiction to investigate drug war-related killings in the Philippines because the Netherlands-based tribunal was “formed to provide justice to areas where there is no judiciary.” By VERA Files | Mar 13, 2024 | 4-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Impostor sites post FAKE ‘Philippine Airlines’ P168 flight promo ads Several versions of a supposed Philippine Airlines promo offering flights for P168 has been circulating on Facebook. These are fake. By VERA FILES | Mar 12, 2024 | 3-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Video claiming all senior citizens will get P10K MISLEADS Two YouTube videos are claiming that all senior citizens will receive P10,000 following a law signed by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. This is misleading. By VERA FILES | Mar 12, 2024 | 2-minute read KEEP READING Posts pagination Newer posts 1 … 31 32 33 34 35 … 43 Older posts
