Archive - FACT CHECK Year all all 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 Items per page 18 12 18 24 30 FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Circulating clip of Cebu City building on fire FROM 2023 Facebook (FB) pages are circulating a clip of a multi-storey building in Cebu City that caught fire in 2023, passing it off as new amid the extreme summer heat. By VERA Files | Apr 23, 2025 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: FB reel on Marcos’ arrest warrant MISLEADS There is no confirmation that a warrant has been issued for Marcos Jr. and Imelda over their refusal to pay a USD 353.6 million fine for the benefit of martial law victims. By VERA Files | Apr 23, 2025 | 3-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: OLD video passed off as capsized vessel in Occidental Mindoro Netizens are circulating an old clip of a capsized ferry in the Bahamas falsely claiming that it shows the vessel that sank in Rizal, Occidental Mindoro on April 15. By VERA Files | Apr 23, 2025 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Claim on ICC releasing Duterte SATIRE A Facebook user claimed that the ICC will release former president Rodrigo Duterte after his bail was paid. The post is satire. There is no bail under the Rome Statute, only an "interim release," which must be applied for. By VERA Files | Apr 22, 2025 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: The Supreme Court did NOT order return of ‘P60-M’ to PhilHealth The Supreme Court has not yet issued a final decision on the PhilHealth unused fund transfer. By VERA Files | Apr 21, 2025 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Circulating video of NBI Director on “arresting Filipinos abroad” NEEDS CONTEXT A clip of National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Director Jaime Santiago talking about filing cases and arresting Filipinos abroad is circulating online without proper context. By VERA Files | Apr 21, 2025 | 3-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: OLD video passed off as Duterte’s ‘secret homecoming’ Facebook users are circulating a video of former president Rodrigo Duterte supposedly showing his homecoming that was allegedly kept from the public eye. This is false. By VERA FILES | Apr 16, 2025 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Ivana Alawi quote on VP Sara’s impeachment FAKE A fake quote card claimed that actress and vlogger Ivana Alawi criticized Cagayan de Oro Rep. Lordan Suan for signing the impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte. By VERA FILES | Apr 15, 2025 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: NO DepEd cash assistance for graduating students Two Facebook posts claim that the Department of Education is giving away P5,000 to P7,000 cash assistance to graduating students. These are fake. By VERA FILES | Apr 15, 2025 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Earthquakes CANNOT be predicted, April 22 warning fake Videos claiming that there will be a strong earthquake in the Philippines on April 22 are fake. By VERA FILES | Apr 15, 2025 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: PNP spox did NOT say pro-Duterte protesters were paid A viral video is falsely claiming that PNP spokesperson Jean Fajardo said people who joined the recent pro-Duterte rallies were paid. By VERA Files | Apr 15, 2025 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Cubao bus terminal fire video NOT recent Videos online are reviving a two-year-old fire at a bus terminal in Cubao, Quezon City and making it look recent amid the summer heat. By VERA Files | Apr 15, 2025 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Putin NOT helping Duterte get released from ICC detention A YouTube video claims that Russian President Vladimir Putin wrote a letter saying he will help former president Rodrigo Duterte get released from detention in The Hague, Netherlands. Not true. By VERA FILES | Apr 14, 2025 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Torre did NOT resign following Duterte arrest A TikTok video using footage from Aug. 2023 claims that PNP-CIDG Chief Maj. Gen. Nicolas Torre III resigned following the arrest of former president Rodrigo Duterte. The clip shows his resignation as QC Police District director after a road rage incident. By VERA Files | Apr 14, 2025 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Manila, QC among Asian cities with highest crime rate NEEDS CONTEXT A photo ranking Manila and Quezon City as among the top cities in Asia with the highest crime rate has been circulating on Facebook since February. This needs context. By VERA Files | Apr 14, 2025 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: FALSE post on Heidi Mendoza’s UN appointment resurfaces A false 2018 Facebook post of Bobi Tiglao claiming the late president Noynoy Aquino rewarded Heidi Mendoza with a United Nations nomination has resurfaced on social media. By VERA Files | Apr 11, 2025 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Claims Marcos was hospitalized due to kidney problem have NO BASIS Several posts on Facebook, YouTube and TikTok claimed that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. was brought to the hospital for alleged kidney problems. These have no basis. By VERA Files | Apr 11, 2025 | 3-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Hungary’s ICC withdrawal NOT linked to Duterte’s arrest A YouTube video is claiming without basis that Hungary's withdrawal from the International Criminal Court was connected to the arrest of former president Rodrigo Duterte. By VERA FILES | Apr 11, 2025 | 2-minute read KEEP READING Posts pagination 1 2 3 … 206 Older posts