Archive - FACT CHECK Year all all 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 Items per page 18 12 18 24 30 FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Samsung did NOT pull out $1B Olympics ad campaign; it’s SATIRE Samsung did not withdraw its $1-billion advertising campaign with the Olympics. The story is satire, published by the American satirical website Esspots. By VERA Files | Jul 31, 2024 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Marcos did NOT go to F1 event amid typhoon onslaught A Facebook page recirculated an old 2022 news article of President Marcos flying out of the Philippines as a typhoon hit the country. By VERA Files | Jul 31, 2024 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: F. Manalo Bridge did NOT break during Typhoon Carina A YouTube video bore a clickbait headline and thumbnail claiming that the F. Manalo Bridge broke into two during Typhoon Carina's onslaught. Not true. By VERA Files | Jul 31, 2024 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Massive flooding DID NOT occur on Rizal bridge An FB page posted a video falsely claiming that a massive flood reached the Luvers Eastwood Bridge in Montalban, Rizal. By VERA Files | Jul 31, 2024 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: FAKE WalterMart anniversary giveaway spreads on FB Six impostors of WalterMart Supermarket on Facebook claimed to give away gift bags, smartphones, and shopping vouchers. These are all fake. By VERA Files | Jul 31, 2024 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Davao City relief drive photo NOT new A photo of relief trucks from Davao City are circulating online, claiming these were going to victims of Typhoon Carina. This needs context. By VERA Files | Jul 31, 2024 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Marcos, agricultural scientist NOT endorsing ‘organic fertilizer’ Ads posted on FB claimed that President Bongbong Marcos and an agricultural scientist are promoting Super Seed Organic Fertilizer. These are fake. By VERA Files | Jul 31, 2024 | 3-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: NO DFA order for PH vessels to leave WPS A YouTube video falsely claims that the Department of Foreign Affairs has ordered Philippine vessels to leave the West Philippine Sea. By VERA Files | Jul 30, 2024 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Video of naturopathic doctor promoting health supplement FAKE A Facebook post used a video of naturopathy practitioner Doc Atoie Arboleda and cloned his voice using AI to promote a fake health supplement. By VERA Files | Jul 30, 2024 | 3-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Clip of Kuwait ban on Filipinos NEEDS CONTEXT An old news report is being recirculated online to claim that Kuwait has banned the entry of Filipinos. The ban came last year and has since been lifted. By VERA Files | Jul 30, 2024 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Registration for ‘DSWD educational cash assistance’ FAKE A video showing instructions on how to register for the DSWD's educational assistance this school year is circulating on TikTok. The post is fake. By VERA Files | Jul 30, 2024 | 3-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Comelec backtracks on banning premature campaigning in 2025 polls From saying it will ban premature campaigning in the 2025 polls, Comelec now says it cannot circumvent the 2007 law that repealed the restriction. By VERA Files | Jul 30, 2024 | 3-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Marikina bridge did NOT collapse Several netizens claimed that a bridge in Marikina collapsed amid Typhoon Carina's onslaught. Not true. By VERA Files | Jul 26, 2024 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: NO forecast on ‘powerful typhoon’ Dindo coming to PH this weekend Several FB posts claimed that a new, powerful typhoon named "Dindo" could make landfall this weekend. This is false. By VERA Files | Jul 26, 2024 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Video of ‘Quiboloy’s arrest’ FAKE A clip showing the capture of fugitive and Kingdom of Jesus Christ leader Apollo Quiboloy is fake and manipulated using AI. By VERA Files | Jul 26, 2024 | 3-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Marcos’ claim on ‘decreased’ poverty index in BARMM needs context Poverty figures in the BARMM have, indeed, decreased since 2018. But it remains to have the highest poverty incidence in the country at 34.8% as of the first half of 2023, according to PSA. By VERA Files | Jul 26, 2024 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Sen. Robinhood Padilla flip flops on political dynasties Less than a month after saying that having three Dutertes in the 2025 senatorial race is “good news,” Sen. Robinhood Padilla filed a bill prohibiting political dynasties. By VERA Files | Jul 26, 2024 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: ‘Bacoor flood’ photos NEED CONTEXT Amid Typhoon Carina's onslaught, FB posts circulated claiming to show the flood situation in Bacoor, Cavite. The photos used were from 2018. By VERA Files | Jul 25, 2024 | 2-minute read KEEP READING Posts pagination Newer posts 1 … 9 10 11 12 13 … 193 Older posts
