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 18 12 18 24 30 FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Cases against Apollo Quiboloy NOT closed A YouTube video falsely claims that the Department of Justice has ordered the closure of criminal cases filed against fugitive televangelist Apollo Quiboloy. By VERA Files | Jun 18, 2024 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT SHEET: What you need to know about COVID FLiRT People continue to experience mild cases of the COVID FLiRT because of stronger immunity from the vaccines, health experts said. By Blanch Marie Ancla | Jun 18, 2024 | 3-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Guo NOT asked to sing Filipino songs in Senate probe An edited video claims that suspended Mayor Alice Guo was asked to sing “Lupang Hinirang” and “Bahay Kubo” in a Senate probe. This is fake. By VERA Files | Jun 17, 2024 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Posts on free housing from Bongbong Marcos BOGUS Two Facebook posts carry a scam claiming that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is giving away free housing to Filipinos. By VERA Files | Jun 17, 2024 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: OLD report on HIV cases among OFWs passed off as new Netizens are sharing an old report about 166 overseas Filipino workers testing positive for human immunodeficiency virus misleadingly passing it off as recent. By VERA Files | Jun 14, 2024 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Baste Duterte NOT removed as Davao City mayor A video on YouTube falsely claims that Davao City Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte has been removed from his position. This is false. By VERA Files | Jun 14, 2024 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: BFP ‘job hiring for high school grads’ FAKE A Facebook page is circulating several graphics about the supposed recruitment of “high school graduates” by the Bureau of Fire Protection. These are fake. By VERA Files | Jun 14, 2024 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: FALSE claim on tomatoes for varicose veins revived A five-year-old health tip about applying tomato juice to treat varicose veins reappeared on Facebook. By VERA Files | Jun 14, 2024 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Mayor Alice Guo NOT dead A week after the Office of the Ombudsman ordered the suspension of Bamban, Tarlac City Mayor Alice Guo, a video on YouTube falsely claims the controversial mayor was killed. By VERA Files | Jun 13, 2024 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Video of lightning striking roller coaster FAKE A video of a deadly roller coaster ride hit by lightning is circulating among Filipino Facebook users. This clip is fake and was digitally manipulated. By VERA Files | Jun 13, 2024 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Abante wrongly claims ICC is UN court The ICC was established by the Rome Statute in 1998 and is independent from the UN. By VERA Files | Jun 10, 2024 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: FAKE Army recruitment call redirects to bogus ad-filled websites A Facebook page posted and reshared a fake Army recruitment call that redirects people to a bogus website. By VERA Files | Jun 7, 2024 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: FB page spreads BOGUS post about P10k ayuda from Marcos A fake Facebook post claimed that President Bongbong Marcos is giving away P10,000 of financial aid. By VERA Files | Jun 7, 2024 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: NO Supreme Court order to jail Larry Gadon Disbarred lawyer and anti-poverty czar Larry Gadon has supposedly been ordered jailed by the Supreme Court (SC), a misleading YouTube video claims. By VERA Files | Jun 6, 2024 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: FAKE ‘PRC job ad for 150,000 office staff’ circulates Facebook pages are circulating a job advertisement for "150,000 office staff" under the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC). This is fake. By VERA Files | Jun 6, 2024 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Alice Guo DID NOT expose Marcos ties to POGO A YouTube video falsely claims that suspended Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo has exposed President Bongbong Marcos for being involved with POGO operations in the country. By VERA Files | Jun 5, 2024 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Video shows volcanic eruption in Indonesia, NOT Kanlaon A circulating video contained old clips of eruptions in Indonesia's Krakatoa Volcano, falsely claiming that they show the Kanlaon Volcano amid recent unrest. By VERA Files | Jun 5, 2024 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: NO arrest warrant vs. Marcos A video on YouTube falsely claims that the Supreme Court is issuing a warrant of arrest against President Ferdinand Marcos for allegedly committing plunder. By VERA Files | Jun 4, 2024 | 2-minute read KEEP READING Posts pagination Newer posts 1 … 13 14 15 16 17 … 29 Older posts