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: Circulating report on Iranian president’s death in helicopter crash FROM 2024 Filipino netizens are circulating a news report about a helicopter crash that killed Iran’s president and his top officials. This needs context. The incident happened in 2024. By VERA Files | Jun 24, 2025 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Video of Trump blaming Israel for Gaza casualties FAKE Amid the growing tensions in the Middle East, Filipino netizens published on Facebook a video of United States President Donald Trump supposedly blaming Israel for the deaths in Gaza. This is fake. By VERA Files | Jun 24, 2025 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Video shows demolition in China, NOT Iran strike A video circulating among Filipino netizens claims to show collapsing buildings allegedly hit by an attack from Iran amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. This is false. By VERA Files | Jun 24, 2025 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Mandatory drug-testing for SHS, college students FAKE A Facebook page published multiple posts announcing mandatory drug testing for all senior high school and college students for the academic year 2025-2026. This is fake. By VERA Files | Jun 24, 2025 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Old video used to FALSELY claim Duterte is free A video circulating online falsely suggests that former President Rodrigo Duterte was freed as he was allegedly seen leaving the ICC premises. This is false. By VERA Files | Jun 24, 2025 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Video of Iranian lawmakers burning US flag FROM 2018 As the Israel-Iran conflict continues to escalate, several Filipino netizens circulated a clip showing members of the Iranian parliament burning a United States flag. The video is old and from 2018. By VERA Files | Jun 24, 2025 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: BASELESS claim that ICC received USD100M for Duterte’s arrest circulates A viral Facebook reel claimed that the ICC received US$100 million from a Philippine government official a week before Duterte's arrest. This has no basis. By VERA Files | Jun 24, 2025 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: NO P20k anti-bullying penalty for ‘maitim’ name-calling R.A. No. 10627, or the Anti-Bullying Act of 2013, provides protection only to students in elementary and secondary school. The law does not specify any fines for acts of bullying. By VERA Files | Jun 24, 2025 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Mixing bleach and hydrogen peroxide is HARMFUL Mixing bleach and hydrogen peroxide may violently release oxygen gas. While oxygen gas is generally safe, the rapid rate at which it is released can result in an explosion. By VERA Files | Jun 23, 2025 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Video taken in Nepal, NOT of civilians fleeing from war A viral video is circulating online claiming to show civilians supposedly fleeing from the war in the Middle East. This is false. By VERA Files | Jun 20, 2025 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Aerial footage of airstrikes in Iran AI-generated Facebook users circulated an AI-generated clip of airstrikes that caused explosions and infrastructure damage in Iran amid the country’s escalating conflict with Israel. By VERA Files | Jun 20, 2025 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Israel-Iran ‘war footage’ came from a video game, NOT real Videos on Facebook are allegedly showing real footage from the conflict between Iran and Israel. This is false; the videos are from a game called Arma 3. By VERA FILES | Jun 20, 2025 | 2-minute read KEEP READING Posts pagination Newer posts 1 2 3 4 … 30 Older posts
