Archive - FACT CHECK Year 2026 all 2026 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 Items per page 12 12 18 24 30 FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Photo of Marcoleta back in the Senate AI-MANIPULATED A photo showing Sen. Rodante Marcoleta back in the Senate is AI-manipulated. He remains detained at the New Quezon City Jail on a plunder charge. By VERA Files | Oct 16, 2026 | 3-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Marcos did NOT order meat importation ban starting Oct. 12 A graphic card circulating on Facebook claims that President Ferdinand Marcos signed an executive order banning meat importation in the country. This is fake. By VERA Files | Oct 15, 2026 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Posts on ‘voice recording’ of Marcos threatening Escudero to jail Sara Duterte CLICKBAIT A graphic claiming that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. "threatened and pressured" Presiding Officer Francis "Chiz" Escudero to imprison Vice President Sara Duterte, who is facing impeachment trial, is going viral online. This is false. By VERA Files | Oct 14, 2026 | 3-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Hontiveros did NOT make declaration to run for president At least two Facebook posts claim that Sen. Risa Hontiveros declared readiness to become the next president. This is fake. By VERA Files | Oct 14, 2026 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Michael V. did NOT say people should fear Baste Duterte A video circulating on YouTube claims that veteran comedian and television host Beethoven "Michael V." del Valle Bunagan warned the public to fear Davao City Mayor Sebastian "Baste" Duterte more than Vice President Sara Duterte in the 2028 presidential race. This is fake. By VERA Files | Oct 14, 2026 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Jet seized in Laos NOT the same one that flew Duterte to The Hague A Facebook video claims that the private jet seized in Laos for drug smuggling is the same aircraft that transported former president Rodrigo Duterte to The Netherlands.This is false By VERA Files | Oct 14, 2026 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: SC did NOT junk law resetting BSKE to 2028 At least two Facebook users are claiming that the Supreme Court dismissed the law that postponed the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections originally scheduled on Nov. 2. This is not true. By VERA Files | Oct 13, 2026 | 3-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: NO barangay, SK polls on Dec. 14 Some Facebook posts are claiming that the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections will take place on Dec. 14. This is false and has been debunked by the Commission on Elections. By VERA Files | Oct 13, 2026 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: DILG did NOT purchase fire tricycles worth P10 million each Viral posts are circulating videos and images of a fire tricycle allegedly purchased by the Department of Interior and Local Government for P10 million per unit for the Bureau of Fire Protection. This is false. By VERA Files | Oct 12, 2026 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: PBBM term NOT extended until 2034 A Facebook post claims President Ferdinand Marcos's term is extended until 2034. This is false. By VERA Files | Oct 9, 2026 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Sara Duterte did NOT sue GMA News for libel A YouTube video claims that Vice President Sara Duterte sued GMA News for libel weeks after its report on alleged millions of pesos delivered to her. This is false. By VERA Files | Oct 9, 2026 | 3-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Sara’s trial postponed NOT because senator-judges were ‘traumatized’ by Baste Duterte The Sept. 30 session of Sara Duterte's impeachment trial was canceled for a "strategic procedural pause," not because senator-judges were "traumatized" by Davao City Mayor Sebastian Duterte. By VERA Files | Oct 7, 2026 | 2-minute read KEEP READING Posts pagination 1 2 3 … 33 Older posts