Archive - FACT CHECK Year 2025 all 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 Items per page 30 12 18 24 30 FACT CHECK FACT SHEET: Impeachment in the Philippines through the years As the nation awaits the resolution of whether Vice President Sara Duterte's trial could proceed during the 20th Congress after it convenes in July, let's look back at the history and timeline of impeachment cases in the country. By Rhoanne De Guzman | Jun 6, 2025 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Escudero did NOT dismiss Duterte impeachment case A YouTube video claimed that Senate President Chiz Escudero has junked the impeachment case against VP Sara Duterte. This is false. By VERA FILES | Jun 5, 2025 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Claim that Torre removed as PNP chief MISLEADS A YouTube video falsely suggests that newly appointed PNP chief General Nicolas Torre III has been sacked from his post. By VERA Files | Jun 5, 2025 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Graphic saying Duterte will return to PH FAKE A graphic on Facebook claims that former president Rodrigo Duterte is returning to the Philippines after three months of detention in the Netherlands. This is fake. By VERA Files | Jun 5, 2025 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: BFP is NOT hiring teachers as fire inspectors Several Facebook pages circulated a fake hiring announcement inviting teachers to become fire inspectors at the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP). By VERA Files | Jun 5, 2025 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Class suspension on June 16 due to Mpox FAKE Classes on June 16, 2025, are not suspended due to the spread of Mpox, contrary to claims circulating online. By VERA Files | Jun 4, 2025 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Video shows ICC judges taking oath, NOT dismissing Duterte case A Facebook reel claims that the ICC has dismissed with finality the case against former president Rodrigo Duterte. This is false. By VERA FILES | Jun 3, 2025 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: SM impostor pages post FAKE Casio G-Shock sale The pages that promoted the discounts are impostors. Casio has been warning since 2024 against third-party resellers who offer discounts and ask for payment or personal information. By VERA Files | Jun 3, 2025 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: DOH says NO lockdown due to monkeypox A public advisory on the supposed implementation of a lockdown in the country to contain the rapid transmission of mpox virus is circulating on Facebook. This is false. By VERA FILES | Jun 3, 2025 | 3-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: NO lockdown in NCR due to ‘Mpox COVID-19’ variant A Facebook page claims that Metro Manila will be placed under General Community Quarantine starting June 10 due to a so-called "Mpox COVID-19" variant. This is fake. By VERA Files | Jun 3, 2025 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: ‘Unanimous’ PNP, AFP vote for pro-Duterte senators NEEDS CONTEXT A Facebook page claimed that uniformed personnel from the AFP and the PNP voted unanimously for pro-Duterte senators. This needs context. By VERA Files | Jun 3, 2025 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Video of Imee hugging, kissing Kaufman is FAKE The video merged two official photos and edited with artificial intelligence to make it appear as if Sen. Imee Marcos and Nicholas Kaufman, lawyer of former president Rodrigo Duterte in the ICC, were hugging and kissing. By VERA FILES | Jun 3, 2025 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: COVID-19 vaccine warning vs heart damage risk NEEDS CONTEXT The U.S. Food and Drug Administration ordered Pfizer and Moderna to update their COVID-19 vaccine warnings to include heart damage risk. However, the warning refers only to increased risk and not guaranteed damage. By VERA FILES | Jun 2, 2025 | 3-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK MALI-ta (Maling Balita) Minute: Mga back-to-school scam ang nanaig noong Mayo! Ngayong palapit na ang school opening, huwag magpaloko sa mga maling balitang kumalat nitong Mayo patungkol sa edukasyon. By VERA Files | May 30, 2025 | 1-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: OLD video of Imee passed off as a recent call on Bongbong Marcos to resign Amid the ongoing Cabinet reshuffle, a video of Sen. Imee Marcos supposedly urging her brother, President Bongbong Marcos, to step down from office is circulating online. The video bore a 2023 clip of Imee to mislead netizens. By VERA Files | May 30, 2025 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Video of Duterte ‘inside ICC detention cell’ EDITED Netizens are circulating a clip of former president Rodrigo Duterte supposedly in a virtual interview inside his cell in the ICC Detention Center in The Hague. The clip was edited and taken from an online interview in Hong Kong even before his March 11 arrest in Manila. By VERA Files | May 29, 2025 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Circulating link for checking NCAP violations FAKE Several Facebook users and pages are circulating a link that supposedly allows motorists to check online if they have violations following the resumption of the No Contact Apprehension Program. This is fake. By VERA FILES | May 28, 2025 | 3-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: FAKE ad claims bee venom cream can heal joint pain The page that posted the video is an impostor. The clip of Dr. John Anthony Dueñas was edited with artificial intelligence. Dueñas said he does not endorse any product. By VERA FILES | May 28, 2025 | 3-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: A 2022 photo of Dela Rosa with Duterte passed off as recent ‘visit in The Hague’ Netizens are circulating a 2022 photo of Sen. Bato Dela Rosa with former president Rodrigo Duterte, falsely claiming that it was during a recent visit of the reelected senator at the ICC detention facility in The Hague, Netherlands. By VERA FILES | May 28, 2025 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: NO P5,000 ‘barangay payout’ from Malasakit Centers A Facebook post is claiming that all Malasakit Centers will be distributing P5,000 payout in barangay halls. This is a scam. By VERA Files | May 28, 2025 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Clip of Marcos Sr. criticizing Bongbong FABRICATED A Facebook reel shows the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos Sr. supposedly criticizing his son, President Bongbong Marcos. This is fake. By VERA FILES | May 27, 2025 | 3-minute read KEEP READING 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 Posts pagination 1 2 3 … 11 Older posts