Archive - FACT CHECK Year all all 2026 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 Items per page 12 12 18 24 30 FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: VP Sara did NOT secure oil shipment deal with Iran A news graphic on Facebook is claiming that Vice President Sara Duterte "finalized" a deal with Iran's Petroleum Minister Mohsen Paknejad for the "safe passage of Davao-bound tankers" through the Strait of Hormuz. This is fake. By VERA Files | Apr 13, 2026 | 3-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Photos of Hontiveros doing farm work AI-GENERATED Images of Sen. Risa Hontiveros doing farm work have been circulating online. These images are fake and generated using artificial intelligence. By VERA Files | Apr 10, 2026 | 3-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Photo showing Duterte siblings giving away ambulances AI-GENERATED A photo circulating online showing the Duterte siblings with hundreds of ambulances for distribution to the public is AI-generated. By VERA Files | Apr 10, 2026 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Video of Vico Sotto promoting ‘investment program’ AI-MANIPULATED A video circulating online supposedly shows Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto promoting an investment project that promises extra income to the public. This is fake. By VERA Files | Apr 10, 2026 | 3-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Batangas-Mindoro undersea tunnel images AI-generated There is no existing undersea tunnel connecting Batangas and Mindoro. The images are AI-generated. The proposed 15-km floating bridge is still in the planning stage. By VERA Files | Apr 10, 2026 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Chinese tycoon’s oil donation to Davao SATIRE Posts about a Chinese tycoon who will donate 700,000 barrels of crude oil to Davao City are false and originate from a satire source with no factual basis. By VERA Files | Apr 10, 2026 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: ICC did NOT sentence Duterte to 120 years in prison A video is claiming that the International Criminal Court sentenced former president Rodrigo Duterte to 120 years in prison. This is false. By VERA Files | Apr 8, 2026 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Rep. Barbers supporting oil price hike to ease traffic FAKE A graphic post circulating on Facebook is claiming that Surigao del Norte Rep. Bernadette Barbers backed the oil price hike to ease traffic in the province. This is fake. By VERA Files | Apr 8, 2026 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: NO ‘big time’ oil price rollback starting April 7 A Facebook graphic falsely claims a major oil price rollback will take effect on April 7, with diesel at ₱85.50 and gasoline at ₱48.90 per liter. DOE data shows prices are at record highs and expected to rise further this week. By VERA Files | Apr 8, 2026 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Announcement of ‘energy lockdown’ starting April 20 FAKE A graphics card circulating online is claiming that an "energy lockdown" will supposedly take effect starting April 20. This is fake. By VERA Files | Apr 8, 2026 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: NO lockdown due to COVID-19 ‘Cicada’ variant A graphic is circulating on Facebook claiming that an "emergency lockdown" will be implemented starting Apr. 10 due to the alleged threat of new COVID-19 variant "Cicada" in the Philippines. This is fake. By VERA Files | Apr 7, 2026 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Hontiveros did NOT ask Alex Eala for LGBT advocacy endorsement Several Facebook pages are claiming that Sen. Risa Hontiveros asked tennis star Alex Eala to endorse the former's LGBT advocacy at upcoming international tournaments. This is not true. By VERA Files | Apr 6, 2026 | 2-minute read KEEP READING Posts pagination 1 2 3 … 354 Older posts
