Archive - FACT CHECK

This is at least the second time, by VERA Files Fact Check’s count, that Marcos made an inaccurate claim about the Philippines’ economic standing.

A YouTube video’s headline and thumbnail erroneously claim that President Ferdinand Marcos ordered the appointment of his predecessor Rodrigo Duterte as his administration’s anti-drug czar. Not true.

A YouTube channel posted a video of a submarine in a shipyard and claimed it was Philippine-made. This is false. Shown in the clip is a naval vessel built by an American shipbuilding company.

A video claimed that Sen. Risa Hontiveros called President Bongbong Marcos lutang (spaced out). This is misleading. The senator used the term to describe the hasty passage of the Maharlika Fund bill, and was not referring to the president.

Five Facebook posts by netizens falsely claimed that the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is giving away P10,000.

Retired associate justice Antonio Carpio said the “national territory” clause is in Article I of the Constitution, while “the SC based its decision on the JMSU case on Section 2 of Article XII – these are two different articles in the Constitution.”

This is the seventh time, at least by VERA Files Fact Check’s count, that Duterte understated his salary.

During the campaign for the 2016 presidential elections, Duterte promised to rid the Philippines of illegal drugs in six months. This promise had evolved throughout his term.

A Facebook Reel is showing two clips purportedly featuring the havoc wrought by supertyphoon Mawar in Guam.

An Instagram reel is claiming that the minimum wage in Metro Manila has been raised to P720, from P570. This needs context.

A netizen falsely passed off old clips of structures crumbling down and being swept away by flood as taken during Super Typhoon Mawar’s onslaught. 

A viral video is erroneously claiming to show footage of strong winds and severe flooding supposedly caused by Super Typhoon Mawar in Guam.

The EDSA Greenways Project was conceptualized in 2017 under the Duterte administration.

What provisions of the Philippine CDC bill are being opposed?

Netizens are sharing a fake statement attributed to Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio where she allegedly said DepEd learners need only basic — and not quality — education.

A YouTube channel published a video that claims to show a P30-million fighter jet manufactured by a Filipino. This is false. It passed off as locally-made an aircraft manufactured by Boeing, an American aerospace corporation.

A YouTube channel is erroneously claiming that President Ferdinand Marcos recently revealed that the Asian Development Bank (ADB) will give the Philippines $30 billion to support its development programs. It made a miscalculation.

Facebook pages uploaded clips of a medical television program that have been doctored to endorse Cancr Guard, a capsule that supposedly boosts immunity and fights cancer. This is a scam.