Archive - FACT CHECK Year all all 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 Items per page 12 12 18 24 30 FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Duterte’s claim on Norway deaths following vaccination with Pfizer needs context President Rodrigo Duterte insinuated that the recent deaths of elderly persons in Norway were caused by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine of Pfizer-BioNTech. This needs context. By VERA Files | Jan 29, 2021 | 7-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Scholarships of students ‘fighting’ vs military NOT revoked No official reports support the claim that such action has been taken by the government. By VERA Files | Jan 29, 2021 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Videos of shaking woman ‘after COVID-19 vaccination’ MISLEADING Health experts said Skelton’s case is “likely a coincidence and not caused by the vaccine itself.” By VERA Files | Jan 28, 2021 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Duterte DID NOT order removal of Smartmatic A cursory Google search revealed Duterte made no such order this month. By VERA Files | Jan 28, 2021 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Broadcaster Anthony Taberna DID NOT call Robredo ‘stupid’ While the DZRH radio commentator did mention Robredo in his livestream, he made no such derogatory remark against her. By VERA Files | Jan 27, 2021 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Does ethnicity matter in vaccine trials? Experts say yes but it’s not sole factor Although there has been no conclusive data yet on the safety and efficacy of some candidate vaccines against the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), top government officials have already vouched for their effectiveness. By VERA Files | Jan 26, 2021 | 10-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERAfied: A DIY guide to fact-checking and fighting misinformation and disinformation 2021 edition of DIY guide to fact-checking and fighting misinformation and disinformation. By VERA Files | Jan 26, 2021 | 1-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Oblation Run photo ALTERED, not a protest vs communists The original photo showed the demonstrators raising blank plywood signboards. By VERA Files | Jan 26, 2021 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: To boost trust in Sinovac, Roque repeatedly cites wrong data In at least three separate briefings, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque misstated the interim clinical trial results of Indonesia on CoronaVac, a vaccine against the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) developed by Chinese firm Sinovac BioTech. By VERA Files | Jan 25, 2021 | 3-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Miriam Quiambao-Roberto shares misleading, inaccurate claims on copper face masks, COVID virus In promoting the use of copper-infused face masks amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, former beauty queen Miriam Quiambao-Roberto shared in her Facebook status on Jan. 6 a “forwarded message” that cited faulty reasoning on the ability of copper to “disinfect virus and bacteria.” By VERA Files | Jan 25, 2021 | 10-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Post on arrest of Christine Dacera’s ‘rapist-killer’ NOT TRUE The case of Dacera, who was found dead in a Makati City hotel following a New Year’s Eve celebration, remains unresolved. By VERA Files | Jan 23, 2021 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: No ‘total lockdown’ in Luzon, entire country No such announcements have been made by the president nor the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases. By VERA Files | Jan 23, 2021 | -minute read KEEP READING Posts pagination Newer posts 1 … 194 195 196 197 198 … 314 Older posts
