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: Quiboloy makes baseless claim on kill order, $2-million bounty The FBI and the Philippine National Police have denied that there is a bounty on Quiboloy as well as any plan for his rendition or assassination. By VERA Files | Feb 28, 2024 | 3-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: VP Sara’s retraction of EDSA anniversary statement needs context Vice President Sara Duterte retracted a statement supporting and calling for the commemoration of the EDSA People Power revolution which her office said was mistakenly posted on her official Facebook page. By VERA Files | Feb 28, 2024 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Maria Ressa NOT endorsing ‘bitcoin platform’ A website posing as both Rappler and CNN Philippines claims to expose a “deleted interview” where Nobel laureate and Rappler CEO Maria Ressa supposedly promoted a cryptocurrency platform she is earning money from. This is fake. By VERA FILES | Feb 28, 2024 | 3-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Harry Roque claim on Duterte’s ‘word of honor’ contradicts ex-president’s past statements As president, Rodrigo Duterte changed his position several times on key issues, such as on his promises to curb corruption and rid the country of illegal drugs. By VERA Files | Feb 27, 2024 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Circulating ‘TUPAD hiring’ posts BOGUS, NOT from DOLE Job posts supposedly for the TUPAD emergency employment program of the Department of Labor and Employment have been shared on Facebook. These are fake. By VERA FILES | Feb 27, 2024 | 3-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: P100 wage hike bill NOT yet law A short video on TikTok is erroneously claiming that President Ferdinand Marcos has signed the P100 wage hike bill. This is not true. By VERA FILES | Feb 27, 2024 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: NO arrest, imprisonment for Rowena Guanzon A YouTube video is claiming that former Commission on Elections (Comelec) commissioner Rowena Guanzon has been arrested and imprisoned. This is not true. By VERA FILES | Feb 27, 2024 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Tulfo NOT removed as senator A video on YouTube is erroneously claiming that Sen. Raffy Tulfo has been expelled from the Senate under the order of President Ferdinand Marcos. This is not true. By VERA FILES | Feb 26, 2024 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Willie Ong NOT promoting niacinamide toothpaste A Facebook page posted a fake video claiming that cardiologist Willie Ong promoted a niacinamide toothpaste. By VERA FILES | Feb 26, 2024 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Circulating text on ‘chop-chop syndicate’ is an OLD HOAX from 2017 A message warning motorists about a so-called “chop-chop syndicate” allegedly involving policemen has been going around on Facebook and private messaging platforms. This is not true. By VERA FILES | Feb 26, 2024 | 3-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Apollo Quiboloy takes back support for Marcos, asks him to resign After supporting President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. in his candidacy for the 2022 presidential election, pastor Apollo Quiboloy of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ sect now calls for his resignation. By VERA Files | Feb 26, 2024 | 4-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Romualdez NOT sentenced to life imprisonment This video emerged a week after both Romualdez and Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri shook hands and agreed to stop the word war between the two chambers of Congress. By VERA FILES | Feb 24, 2024 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: China did NOT bomb Scarborough Three YouTube videos are claiming that China has supposedly bombed Scarborough Shoal. This is not true. By VERA FILES | Feb 23, 2024 | 3-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: New Zealand DID NOT gift Philippine Navy a warship A YouTube video claims that New Zealand recently handed over its warship HMNZS Aotearoa to the Philippines. This is false. By VERA FILES | Feb 23, 2024 | 3-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Marcos, Senate did NOT tag Romualdez as wanted individual A YouTube video is claiming that Speaker Romualdez has been tagged as a wanted individual by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and the Senate. This is not true. By VERA FILES | Feb 23, 2024 | 3-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT SHEET: Mindanao secession: Is it possible under Philippine, international laws and UN process? Former president Rodrigo Duterte raised the idea of Mindanao seceding from the Philippines, saying that local political forces would be regrouping in Davao to establish a movement for Mindanao independence. By VERA Files | Feb 23, 2024 | 5-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: ICC NOT barred from entering PH A video on YouTube is falsely claiming that the Philippine government has ordered to block officials from the International Criminal Court from entering the country. This is not true. By VERA FILES | Feb 22, 2024 | 3-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Minimum wage NOT increased to P1K A YouTube video is claiming that the daily minimum wage in the country will be increased to P1,000. This is misleading. By VERA FILES | Feb 22, 2024 | 3-minute read KEEP READING Posts pagination Newer posts 1 … 38 39 40 41 42 … 209 Older posts
