Archive - FACT CHECK Year 2025 all 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 Items per page 12 12 18 24 30 FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Marcoleta wrongly claims PH has highest electricity rate in Asia In 2024, the Philippines ranked third highest behind Singapore and Japan in terms of electricity cost in the continent. By VERA Files | Jan 20, 2025 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Hegseth nabigong pangalanan ang kahit isang miyembro ng ASEAN sa confirmation hearing Hindi bahagi ng ASEAN ang South Korea, Japan at Australia, bagaman kaalyado ng U.S. ang mga bansang ito. By VERA Files | Jan 17, 2025 | 3-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Pope Francis has NOT resigned; did not appoint Cardinal Tagle as successor Online videos falsely claimed that Pope Francis has officially resigned, and that he appointed Filipino Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle to become his successor. By VERA Files | Jan 17, 2025 | 3-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Hegseth fails to name an ASEAN member in confirmation hearing South Korea, Japan and Australia are not part of ASEAN By VERA Files | Jan 17, 2025 | 3-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Ang papel ng Murillo Velarde map sa 2016 arbitral award KAILANGAN NG KONTEKSTO Ang pahayag ni Mel Velarde sa papel ng 1734 Murillo Velarde map sa pagpapatibay ng soberanya ng Pilipinas sa West Philippine Sea ay nangangailangan ng konteksto. By VERA Files | Jan 16, 2025 | 3-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Rodriguez binaluktot ang istorya tungkol sa pagkakasangkot sa 2022 sugar fiasco Walang basehan ang sinabi ng dating executive secretary Vic Rodriguez na iniutos niya ang paghuli ng iligal na inangkat na asukal noong 2022. By VERA Files | Jan 16, 2025 | 3-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Role of the Murillo Velarde map in the 2016 arbitral award NEEDS CONTEXT Mel Velarde’s claim on the role of the 1734 Murillo Velarde map in affirming the Philippines' sovereignty over the West Philippine Sea needs context. By VERA Files | Jan 16, 2025 | 3-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Rodriguez misstates involvement in 2022 sugar fiasco Former executive secretary Vic Rodriguez claimed with no basis that he ordered the seizure of illegally imported sugar in 2022. By VERA Files | Jan 16, 2025 | 3-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: AI-GENERATED videos go viral as California fires rage on Several videos spread on Facebook showing AI-generated media passed off as the wildfires in Los Angeles, California this January. By VERA Files | Jan 16, 2025 | 3-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Photo of unburnt house NOT from California fires A photo of a red-roofed house that survived Hawaii wildfires in 2023 is being falsely passed off as a scene from the California fires this January. By VERA Files | Jan 16, 2025 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: DSWD is NOT offering New Year cash gifts A link to a website claiming that the DSWD is giving away a New Year cash gift in exchange for completing a survey has spread on Facebook. It's fake. By VERA Files | Jan 16, 2025 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Video DOES NOT show Trump inviting Duterte A YouTube reel claims to show footage of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump extending an invitation to former president Rodrigo Duterte. This is false. By VERA Files | Jan 15, 2025 | 2-minute read KEEP READING Posts pagination Newer posts 1 … 12 13 14 15 Older posts