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: ‘Super Typhoon Lakas’ NOT real Super Typhoon Lakas is not real, according to PAGASA. By VERA Files | Jul 19, 2024 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Old, FALSE PNP advisory about ‘kandila modus’ revived on FB A 2016 message, allegedly from the Philippine National Police (PNP), warned people against buying candles from strangers. By VERA Files | Jul 19, 2024 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: AI-generated video used in FAKE US job ad A fake video on Facebook supposedly shows a U.S. Army female soldier looking for a husband to help her manage a farm. By VERA Files | Jul 19, 2024 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Clips show flooding in Kazakhstan, NOT China A Facebook user posted clips taken in Kazakhstan, falsely claiming they were scenes from widespread flooding in China last June. By VERA Files | Jul 19, 2024 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Cartoon Network NOT shutting down Multiple Facebook posts falsely claim that American cable television channel Cartoon Network has shut down. By VERA Files | Jul 18, 2024 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Dela Rosa claims no need for ICC probe given conviction of cops involved NEEDS CONTEXT This was not the first time that Dela Rosa questioned the ICC's involvement in the victims' pursuit of justice. By VERA Files | Jul 18, 2024 | 3-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: AI used in FAKE ads of Lea Salonga, Sharon Cuneta selling ‘diabetes cure’ Videos of celebrities Lea Salonga and Sharon Cuneta promoting a “natural” cure for diabetes are fake and altered using AI. By VERA Files | Jul 18, 2024 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Gibo Teodoro is STILL defense chief Two videos on YouTube are falsely claiming that President Ferdinand Marcos removed Defense Secretary Gibo Teodoro from his post amid alleged calls for his resignation. By VERA Files | Jul 18, 2024 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Lapid did NOT resign as senator A YouTube video falsely claims that Sen. Lito Lapid has resigned from the Senate. By VERA Files | Jul 18, 2024 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: The Manila Times inaccurately reports SC ruling on anti-dynasty bill A Manila Times news article inaccurately reported that the Supreme Court wanted to "compel" Congress to pass an anti-dynasty law. By VERA Files | Jul 17, 2024 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Clip shows bridge collapse in Guatemala, NOT Bukidnon A clip of a truck suspended on a collapsed bridge in Guatemala is being passed off by netizens as a scene from Bukidnon. By VERA Files | Jul 17, 2024 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: FB Reel on educational assistance for students NEEDS CONTEXT A viral FB reel suggests that all students in the country will receive financial assistance from the government. This needs context. By VERA Files | Jul 16, 2024 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: DepEd flip-flops on return to old school calendar The DepEd has backtracked on its stand in April that public schools cannot immediately revert to the old academic calendar. By VERA Files | Jul 16, 2024 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Roque’s claim on ‘revoked’ SMNI franchise misleads, ‘detained’ anchors lacks context Although the NTC had issued a cease and desist order against SMNI’s radio and television operations, its franchise remains legally valid. By VERA Files | Jul 16, 2024 | 3-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Clips show U.S. military in an exercise in Poland, NOT WPS Snippets from a military exercise in Poland were misleadingly passed off as the United States forces in the West Philippine Sea amid rising tensions with China. By VERA Files | Jul 15, 2024 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Video of Chinese ship visiting Manila MISLEADS as recent A misleading FB reel claims that a China Coast Guard ship has recently arrived in the Philippines for a goodwill visit. By VERA Files | Jul 12, 2024 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Lito Lapid NOT jailed nor removed as senator A YouTube video falsely claimed that Sen. Lito Lapid has been expelled and imprisoned for his alleged connection to illegal POGO hubs. By VERA Files | Jul 12, 2024 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Video of ‘Typhoon Beryl’ hitting PH is FAKE A TikTok video suggests that a powerful ‘Typhoon Beryl’ will make landfall in the Philippines. Not true. By VERA Files | Jul 12, 2024 | 2-minute read KEEP READING Posts navigation Newer posts 1 … 5 6 7 8 9 … 188 Older posts