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: Photo of ‘Isulan City International Airport’ in Sultan Kudarat FAKE A fake photo of an international airport supposedly constructed in Isulan, Sultan Kudarat is making rounds on Facebook. By VERA FILES | May 27, 2025 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: ICC Chief Prosecutor did NOT resign ICC Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan is on temporary leave, contrary to a misleading claim that he resigned. By VERA Files | May 27, 2025 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Video NOT of Filipino climber who died on Mt. Everest Filipino netizens are circulating a clip supposedly showing retrieval operations for Filipino mountaineer and engineer Philipp "PJ" Santiago II who died while preparing for his Mt. Everest summit push this May. The video is false. By VERA Files | May 27, 2025 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: P5K social pension for senior citizens NOT yet a law The bill granting P5,000 social pension to all senior citizens has not yet been signed into law, contrary to the claim in a YouTube video. By VERA FILES | May 27, 2025 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Nigerian Prince Frees Duterte from ICC detention SATIRE A Facebook post claiming that former president Rodrigo Duterte was freed by the International Criminal Court after a speech from a Nigerian prince is satire. By VERA Files | May 27, 2025 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Bong Go, Malasakit Centers NOT giving out P5K for school supplies, allowances A newly created Facebook page is circulating a graphic claiming that Senator-elect Bong Go and the Malasakit Centers are giving out P5,000 for school supplies and allowance to students. This is fake. By VERA FILES | May 26, 2025 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: 1.4 million people overvoted for senators on May 12, NOT 16-17 million Posts online are claiming that over 17 million Filipinos overvoted on May 12. Comelec said the actual figure is only 1.4 million. By VERA Files | May 23, 2025 | 3-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Post on Marcoleta’s free electricity promise NEEDS CONTEXT A Facebook post claims that monthly electricity bills of P2,000 and below are now free of charge, citing Senator-elect Rodante Marcoleta's campaign promise. This needs context. By VERA FILES | May 23, 2025 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Vic Rodriguez video supporting VP Sara’s impeachment FALSE Netizens resurfaced an out-of-context video of former executive secretary Vic Rodriguez supposedly calling Sara Duterte's impeachment. By VERA Files | May 23, 2025 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT SHEET: Mula Maynila hanggang The Hague at balik sa Davao: Magagawa ba ni Duterte? Sa pagkakakulong ni dating pangulong Rodrigo Duterte sa kustodiya ng ICC, lumutang ang mga katanungang legal sa gitna ng walang katulad na mga kondisyon noong siya ay nahalal bilang alkalde ng Davao City noong Mayo 12. By Psalm Mishael Taruc | May 23, 2025 | 5-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Marcos NOT ‘original author’ of free college tuition law Several videos claiming that President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos is the "original author" or the one behind the Free College Tuition Law are circulating online. This is false. By VERA FILES | May 22, 2025 | 3-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT SHEET: From Manila to The Hague and back to Davao: Can Duterte swing it? With former president Rodrigo Duterte detained in ICC custody, legal uncertainties rose amid unprecedented conditions when he was elected mayor of Davao City in the May 12 midterm elections. By Psalm Mishael Taruc | May 22, 2025 | 5-minute read KEEP READING Posts pagination Newer posts 1 … 5 6 7 8 9 … 30 Older posts