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 VERA FILES FACT CHECK: USS Gerald Ford DID NOT sink A video posted by Filipino TikTok and Facebook users claims that American aircraft carrier USS Gerald Ford has sunk. This is not true. By VERA FILES | Apr 5, 2024 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Garin misleads on efficacy of expired medicines Iloilo Rep. Janette Garin misattributed the study, which was actually conducted by the U.S. FDA to test the safety of medicine stockpiles of the country’s military. By VERA Files | Apr 5, 2024 | 3-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Ad with Vergeire promoting hypertension cure FAKE A paid ad on Facebook claimed that former acting Health Secretary Maria Rosario Vergeire revealed the ‘truth’ to promote a hypertension cure. This is fake. By VERA FILES | Apr 4, 2024 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Marcos, senators did NOT sing ‘Selos’ by Shaira President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. did not sing the viral song “Selos” by Shaira with other senators. By VERA FILES | Apr 4, 2024 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Surigao del Sur Governor latest victim of DEATH HOAX A Facebook page claimed that Surigao del Sur Gov. Alexander “Ayec” Pimentel passed away due to lung cancer. This is not true. By VERA FILES | Apr 4, 2024 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: FB pages circulating old photos NOT from the magnitude 7.4 Taiwan quake Several Facebook pages misleadingly passed off old photos as scenes from the magnitude 7.4 quake that struck Taiwan’s Hualien City on April 3. By VERA FILES | Apr 4, 2024 | 3-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: US envoy to China makes two false claims on 2016 South China Sea arbitral award U.S. ambassador to China Nicholas Burns was asked about Beijing’s “strategic goal” in its continuously increasing pressure on the Philippines over the disputed South China Sea and “how far they will go in testing the U.S. willingness” to defend its former colony. By VERA Files | Apr 4, 2024 | 4-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: The world will NOT be dark for 3 straight days A Facebook reel claimed that three days of darkness will envelop the earth starting April 8. This is false. By VERA FILES | Apr 3, 2024 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Marcos DID NOT declare war on China A YouTube video suggests that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has declared war against China,and that he will be expelling the Chinese ambassador. This is not true. By VERA FILES | Apr 3, 2024 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Video of Jessica Soho promoting a food supplement AI-ALTERED A video of broadcaster Jessica Soho supposedly endorsing a product for ovarian cancer has circulated on Facebook. This is fake and uses clips manipulated through artificial intelligence. By VERA FILES | Apr 2, 2024 | 3-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Video on ‘16 US-JP-PH ships’ entering West Philippine Sea MISLEADS A Facebook reel claims that 16 warships of the United States, Japan and the Philippines have entered the West Philippine Sea in a “high-alert” situation. This is misleading. By VERA FILES | Mar 26, 2024 | 3-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Video DOES NOT show US-AU troops’ arrival in PH A video uploaded on Facebook (FB) claims to show the United States and Australia’s military vehicles and personnel’s “rapid response” and arrival in the Philippines. This is false. By VERA FILES | Mar 26, 2024 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Duterte DID NOT lead police, military attack on Malacañang Two YouTube videos claim that former president Rodrigo Duterte, together with the police and military, have stormed Malacañang supposedly to oust President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. This never happened. By VERA FILES | Mar 26, 2024 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Chinese ships did NOT set PH vessel on fire Claiming that another Chinese ship harassed another Philippine vessel on the West Philippine Sea, a video on YouTube falsely showed a photo of an alleged Philippine ship set ablaze. By VERA FILES | Mar 25, 2024 | 3-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Video FALSELY claims US, PH jets dropped bombs over Scarborough Shoal A YouTube video’s headline and thumbnail claim that fighter jets from the United States and the Philippines released bombs in Scarborough Shoal making China panic. This is not true. By VERA FILES | Mar 22, 2024 | 3-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Marcos has NOT resigned as president A video on YouTube is claiming that President Ferdinand Marcos has stepped down from the presidency. This is false. By VERA FILES | Mar 22, 2024 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Rodrigo Duterte NOT dead A video on YouTube is erroneously claiming that former President Rodrigo Duterte has died. This is false. By VERA FILES | Mar 22, 2024 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Marcos NOT first president to visit Basilan A video on YouTube is claiming that President Ferdinand Marcos is the first ever Philippines president to step foot in Basilan. This is not true. By VERA FILES | Mar 22, 2024 | 3-minute read KEEP READING Posts pagination Newer posts 1 … 19 20 21 22 23 … 28 Older posts
