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: ZERO budget for AFP Modernization Program is FALSE The AFP Modernization Program received P27.5 billion in 2023, P40 billion in 2024, and P35 billion in 2025. By VERA Files | Mar 14, 2025 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Trading platform scam on FB misrepresents Sara Duterte, Inquirer.net Inquirer.net told VERA Files that it did not publish such a story about Duterte and the trading platform NetherexPro. By VERA Files | Mar 14, 2025 | 3-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Video shows Serbian protesters, NOT Duterte supporters Several pages online are circulating a video showing alleged Duterte supporters in The Netherlands. This is false. By VERA Files | Mar 14, 2025 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: VP Sara Duterte is NOT dead Several YouTube videos and Facebook posts claim that ex-President Rodrigo Duterte bid farewell to Vice President Sara Duterte following her supposed death. These are false. By VERA FILES | Mar 13, 2025 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT SHEET: What happens now to Duterte at The Hague? The Philippine Supreme Court has no power to order the ICC to return Mr. Duterte to the Philippines, after the ICC issued his arrest. By Rhoanne De Guzman | Mar 13, 2025 | 6-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT SHEET: Unpacking the ICC arrest warrant for Duterte On what grounds was the arrest warrant issued for Duterte? What are the crimes levelled against him? Here are three things you need to know: By Blanch Ancla | Mar 13, 2025 | 4-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: NO ‘5th impeachment case’ against VP Sara Facebook and TikTok posts falsely claimed that police generals filed a fifth impeachment case against Vice President Sara Duterte. By VERA FILES | Mar 13, 2025 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Luistro, House NOT backing out from Sara impeachment A YouTube video falsely claims that Batangas Rep. Gerville Luistro and the House of Representatives have backed out from pursuing the impeachment complaint against VP Sara Duterte. By VERA FILES | Mar 13, 2025 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Claire Castro NOT fired as Palace press officer A YouTube video suggesting that Palace Press Officer Claire Castro was fired from her post is not true. By VERA FILES | Mar 13, 2025 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Trump quote on Duterte’s arrest FAKE Trump and the White House have not posted any statement on social media about Duterte's arrest. The Washington Post has no image, quote or article about a statement from Trump on Duterte's arrest. By VERA FILES | Mar 13, 2025 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Quimbo urging VP Sara to resign ahead of impeachment trial FAKE A fake quote card circulating across social media claims that Marikina Rep. Stella Quimbo is urging VP Sara Duterte to resign before her impeachment trial. By VERA FILES | Mar 12, 2025 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Circulating ‘original design’ of collapsed Isabela bridge FALSE Facebook and TikTok posts falsely claimed that a photo from the 2018 bridge aesthetic guideline of the DPWH is the original design of the collapsed Isabela bridge. By VERA FILES | Mar 12, 2025 | 2-minute read KEEP READING Posts pagination Newer posts 1 2 3 4 5 … 15 Older posts