Archive - FACT CHECK Year 2025 all 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 Items per page 24 12 18 24 30 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 FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Trillanes NOT appointed as new DILG secretary Posts on Facebook and Threads falsely claimed that former Sen. Antonio "Sonny" Trillanes IV will be appointed as the new DILG secretary. By VERA FILES | May 22, 2025 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Barangay and SK polls NOT moved to October 2027 A Facebook reel claimed that the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections this December were moved to October 2027. This is misleading. By VERA FILES | May 21, 2025 | 3-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: The ICC prosecutor DOES have witnesses on Duterte drug war case The ICC prosecutor has been working with witnesses in its investigation into Rodrigo Duterte's drug war, contrary to the claim of a pro-Duterte vlogger. By VERA Files | May 21, 2025 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: DepEd did NOT abolish Kinder, Grade 11 A graphic circulating on Facebook claims the DepEd will no longer accept kindergarten and Grade 11 students. This is fake. By VERA FILES | May 20, 2025 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: NO BASIS for Duterte’s possible return to PH on May 31 Claims that former president Rodrigo Duterte might return to the Philippines on May 31, the birthday of his daughter, Vice President Sara Duterte, have no basis. By VERA FILES | May 20, 2025 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Leila De Lima is NOT going back to jail A truncated news clip is circulating on Facebook, claiming falsely that the Court of Appeals has ordered Leila De Lima to return to jail. This is misleading. By VERA FILES | May 20, 2025 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: VP Sara Duterte did NOT say father is returning from The Hague A viral Facebook reel is showing Vice President Sara Duterte supposedly announcing that her father is returning home soon. This is false. By VERA FILES | May 20, 2025 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Graphic of Bong Go saying Sara Duterte ‘has no contribution’ to his reelection bid FAKE A social media card on Sen. Bong Go supposedly admitting that Vice President Sara Duterte has no contribution to his reelection bid has circulated online. This is fabricated. By VERA FILES | May 19, 2025 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: DepEd says NO inclusion of Grade 13 in senior high school A now-deleted viral graphic claiming that the Department of Education announced an addition of Grade 13 level to senior high school starting school year 2025–2026 has circulated online. This is fake. By VERA FILES | May 19, 2025 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: LCC washing machine, refrigerator giveaway FAKE LCC Supermarket is not giving away washing machines and refrigerators, contrary to a Facebook post. By VERA FILES | May 19, 2025 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT SHEET: What exactly did the Court of Appeals say about De Lima’s case? News headlines from May 15 used the words nullified, voided, reversed and remanded to refer to an April 30 ruling of the Court of Appeals in granting a petition for certiorari on a drug case in which former senator Leila de Lima had been acquitted. By Kiara Ysabel Gorrospe | May 19, 2025 | 9-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Circulating text on “Dance of the Hillary” cyber threat a HOAX A chain message warning users about a circulating video supposedly called “Dance of the Hillary,” allegedly a cyber attack from Pakistan, has reached the Philippines. This is a recycled hoax that has been going around as early as 2015. By VERA Files | May 16, 2025 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Claim that pro-Duterte senatorial bets had no campaign money FALSE Senators Bong Go and Bato Dela Rosa were among the top spenders in the midterm elections, contrary to claims that pro-Duterte bets had no campaign money or machinery. By VERA Files | May 16, 2025 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT SHEET: Who should take credit for the free college tuition law? With Bam Aquino poised to make a Senate comeback based on his high ranking in the May 12 polls, VERA Files Fact Check observed a barrage of posts online questioning the role he played in the passing of the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act. By Kiara Ysabel Gorrospe and Rhoanne De Guzman | May 15, 2025 | 6-minute read KEEP READING Posts pagination Newer posts 1 2 3 4 … 13 Older posts