Archive - FACT CHECK Year all all 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 Items per page 30 12 18 24 30 FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Ex-PNP Chief Torre NOT the ‘new DOJ secretary’ The title of a YouTube video is claiming that former Philippine National Police chief Gen. Nicolas Torre III is the new secretary of the Department of Justice. This is false. By VERA Files | Aug 29, 2025 | 3-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: NO senator removed by Marcos amid flood control issue A false post claims that President Ferdinand Marcos removed Senators Chiz Escudero, Robin Padilla and Joel Villanueva from office. This is false. By VERA Files | Aug 28, 2025 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Marcoleta’s ‘revelation’ NOT NEW; DOJ’s 2015 confidential funds issue resolved A months-old clip of Sen. Rodante Marcoleta "revealing" an issue on confidential funds during Rep. Leila de Lima's term as Justice secretary is circulating on FB. This needs context. By VERA Files | Aug 27, 2025 | 3-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Bong Go has NOT resigned as senator A video posted on YouTube is claiming that Sen. Bong Go has "suddenly resigned" from his position. This is false. By VERA Files | Aug 27, 2025 | 3-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: NO Senate contempt order against Vice Ganda A YouTube video suggests that the Senate cited Vice Ganda in contempt after she poked fun at Sen. Rodante Marcoleta at a concert. Not true. By VERA Files | Aug 27, 2025 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Circulating news report promoting online gambling site ALTERED A video of broadcast journalist Pia Arcangel supposedly promoting an online gaming platform is circulating online. This is fake and may have been manipulated using AI. By VERA Files | Aug 26, 2025 | 3-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: NO official order to scrap senior high school in 2026 A Facebook post claims that there will be no more senior high school under the K to 12 program in 2026. This is fake. By VERA Files | Aug 26, 2025 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Trump will NOT get Duterte out of the ICC Ahead of the confirmation of charges hearing on Sept. 23, a YouTube video claims that U.S. President Donald Trump will get former president Rodrigo Duterte from the ICC. This is false. By VERA Files | Aug 26, 2025 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Role of the Murillo Velarde map in the 2016 arbitral award NEEDS CONTEXT Mel Velarde’s claim on the role of the 1734 Murillo Velarde map in affirming the Philippines' sovereignty over the West Philippine Sea needs context. By VERA Files | Aug 24, 2025 | 4-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: FALSE claim that Rodrigo Duterte is free revived amid looming ICC trial A YouTube channel revived the false claim that former President Rodrigo Duterte is now free from ICC detention. By VERA Files | Aug 22, 2025 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: ABS-CBN did NOT ban Vice Ganda A Facebook post claims that ABS-CBN has banned comedian Vice Ganda from some of its programs after she joked about former president Rodrigo Duterte in a concert. This is false. By VERA Files | Aug 22, 2025 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Circulating clip of Imee Marcos ‘shading’ Sara Duterte MISLEADS A video of Sen. Imee Marcos supposedly criticizing Vice President Sara Duterte indirectly for her frequent overseas trips is circulating online. The clip was spliced and is misleading. By VERA Files | Aug 22, 2025 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Vice Ganda did NOT cry over FALSE persona non grata verdict After doing a parody of Duterte's remarks on the West Philippine Sea, Vice Ganda allegedly cried after the local government of Davao declared her persona non grata. This is not true. By VERA Files | Aug 22, 2025 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Anne Curtis did NOT criticize Vice Ganda over Duterte joke A fake tweet from Anne Curtis, allegedly criticizing Vice Ganda for making fun of Duterte, is spreading online. Curtis has disowned the posts. By VERA Files | Aug 22, 2025 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Video of CHED-UniFAST scholarship application FAKE A viral TikTok video circulating online claims that UniFAST has opened applications for its scholarship program. This is fake. By VERA Files | Aug 22, 2025 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Senate did NOT ‘junk’ VP Sara impeachment Social media posts are claiming that the Senate has "junked" the Articles of Impeachment against VP Sara Duterte. Not true. By VERA Files | Aug 22, 2025 | 3-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: AI-generated Taiwan flooding photos, MISLEADING Taiwan's recent severe flooding has caused widespread concern internationally, with viral exaggerated posts fueling panic via elaborate descriptions and AI-generated photos of the calamity. This is misleading. By VERA Files | Aug 22, 2025 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Robin Padilla NOT expelled over FALSE ‘marijuana use’ claim A YouTube channel is claiming that Sen. Robin Padilla was removed from office and sentenced with imprisonment after he was supposedly caught using marijuana inside the Senate premises. This is false. By VERA Files | Aug 20, 2025 | 3-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Govt NOT stopping 4Ps A Facebook post claims that the government is stopping the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program or 4Ps. This is fake. By VERA Files | Aug 20, 2025 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: NO naval standoff between PH and Malaysia near Sabah A YouTube video claimed that a standoff occurred between Philippine and Malaysian navy ships near Sabah on August 11. This is fake. By VERA Files | Aug 20, 2025 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Malacañang’s Liza Logan is NOT the new Ombudsman A YouTube channel is claiming that Anna Liza Logan, a deputy executive secretary at the Office of the President, is the new Ombudsman. This is false. By VERA Files | Aug 19, 2025 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Vice Ganda DID NOT bid goodbye to It’s Showtime due to ‘jetski’ joke A TikTok video and a Facebook reel claim that Vice Ganda bid goodbye to her "It's Showtime" co-hosts after sparking controversy over a concert joke referencing former president Rodrigo Duterte. This is false. By VERA Files | Aug 19, 2025 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Circulating graphic on ‘P3,000 fee for voter registration’ FAKE A graphic claiming that Comelec has started charging P3,000 for voter registration is fake. By VERA Files | Aug 19, 2025 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: NO reversal of SC ruling on Sara Duterte impeachment A false claim that the Supreme Court reversed its ruling on the impeachment complaint against VP Sara Duterte is circulating on multiple platforms. By VERA Files | Aug 15, 2025 | 3-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Hontiveros errs on reversal of ‘unanimous’ SC rulings The decision in the League of Cities case saw four different reversals by the Supreme Court from the first ruling in 2008 until the final decision in 2011. None of the decisions were decided on unanimously. By VERA Files | Aug 15, 2025 | 4-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Remulla NOT disqualified from Ombudsman race Multiple Facebook posts are claiming that the Judicial and Bar Council has disqualified Justice Secretary Boying Remulla from the race for Ombudsman. This is false. By VERA Files | Aug 14, 2025 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: NO increase in DSWD pension for senior citizens A post circulating on TikTok claims that the Department of Social Welfare and Development increased the monthly pension for senior citizens to P1,500. This is false. By VERA Files | Aug 14, 2025 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Reports on investment platforms ‘uncovered’ by Filipina journalist are a SCAM Reports from "ABS-CBN" about supposedly hidden investment platforms discovered by investigative journalist Malou Mangahas are fake. By VERA Files | Aug 13, 2025 | 4-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: NO ABS-CBN franchise bill filed in 20th Congress A Facebook post claims that Congress has decided to grant a new broadcast franchise to ABS-CBN. This is false. By VERA Files | Aug 13, 2025 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: There’s NO Davao City ‘resolution’ declaring Vice Ganda persona non grata A circulating Davao City resolution supposedly declaring Vice Ganda as persona non grata is a satire. By VERA Files | Aug 13, 2025 | 3-minute read KEEP READING Posts pagination 1 2 3 … 132 Older posts