Archive - FACT CHECK Year all all 2026 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 Items per page 30 12 18 24 30 FACT CHECK Initiative to provide legal support, resources to fact-checkers launched The Philippines is among the four countries to be covered in the first guide Fact-Checkers Legal Support Initiative will produce, along with Brazil, Italy and the United States. By Meeko Angela Camba | Jan 12, 2019 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Report claiming Sotto exposed officials who benefited from ‘cheating’ in 2016 polls NOT TRUE This story is false. Don't believe it. By VERA FILES | Jan 11, 2019 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Senate hopeful Gadon wrong on 1987 charter He falsely claimed 1987 Constitution did not undergo proper ratification. By VERA Files | Jan 10, 2019 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Report on Ateneo pupil’s dad killing a man a HOAX This story is fake. Don't believe it. By VERA FILES | Jan 9, 2019 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Online post with Rappler chief saying tax evasion is OK a HOAX This story is fake. Don't believe it. By VERA FILES | Jan 9, 2019 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: In first 2019 speech, Duterte repeats false claim about typhoons in Mindanao 'Mindanao does not suffer any serious calamities,' he said. By VERA Files | Jan 8, 2019 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Report claiming Duterte slammed Andaya for insulting Diokno FAKE NEWS This story is fake. Don't believe it. By VERA FILES | Jan 1, 2019 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Photos comparing Duterte, Aquino housing programs MISLEADING This story is misleading. Don't believe it. By VERA FILES | Dec 31, 2018 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: FB post claiming woman nabbed in drug bust niece of senatorial candidate, UNPROVEN This story is unproven. Don't believe it. By VERA FILES | Dec 31, 2018 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Report claiming police yanked De Lima out of hospital FALSE and MISLEADING This story is misleading. Don't believe it. By VERA FILES | Dec 31, 2018 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Facebook post claiming Hontiveros defended Ateneo student in viral video FAKE NEWS This story is fake. Don't believe it. By VERA FILES | Dec 31, 2018 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Online post linking obstructive electric posts to Duterte MISLEADING This story is misleading. Don't believe it. By VERA FILES | Dec 31, 2018 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK YEARENDER: Ads reveal links between websites producing fake news We looked into this network and established three things. By Celine Isabelle Samson | Dec 30, 2018 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK YEARENDER: VP poll recount, Dengvaxia issue spark the most fake news online in 2018 We compiled a list of the top issues in the country that triggered the most number of fake news posts this year. By VERA FILES | Dec 27, 2018 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK YEARENDER: Duterte is our most fact-checked figure in 2018; here are patterns that emerged from his false claims Three patterns emerge from our reports. By VERA FILES | Dec 26, 2018 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK YEARENDER: Explaining the president’s gaffes in 2018 Again and again and again, Panelo and Roque would rebrand Duterte's gaffes as presidential jokes. Watch the video. By VERA FILES | Dec 21, 2018 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES YEARENDER: Fact-checking public figures with an impact Our work in 2018 has so far drawn the most reactions from the people we’ve fact-checked. By VERA Files | Dec 20, 2018 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK In Doubt? Here’s how to verify photos, videos online Reverse-searching shows all the pages on the web where an image appears. By Jake Soriano | Dec 19, 2018 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK Duterte, allies reap the most benefits from disinformation An analysis of 193 fake news reports in 2018. By Jake Soriano | Dec 19, 2018 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Online post claiming Duterte will remove civil service eligibility requirement for gov’t employees FALSE This story is false. Don't believe it. By VERA FILES | Dec 19, 2018 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: MISLEADING online report TWISTS Escudero’s statement on ML extension This story is misleading. Don't believe it. By VERAFILES | Dec 18, 2018 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Report claiming Comelec, Smartmatic behind Santillan slay MISLEADING This story is misleading. Don't believe it. By VERA FILES | Dec 18, 2018 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK Statement on The Guardian’s story on Facebook’s fact-checking project VERA Files Fact Check takes exception to a claim in an article by The Guardian that Facebook was “pushing reporters to prioritize debunking misinformation that affected Facebook advertisers.” By VERA FILES | Dec 17, 2018 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Article claiming former US diplomat solely credited Duterte for return of Balangiga Bells FALSE This story is false. Don't believe it. By VERA FILES | Dec 14, 2018 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Report claiming application for nat’l ID system has started NOT TRUE This story is false. Don't believe it. By VERA FILES | Dec 14, 2018 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Online posts claiming Bam Aquino taking credit for Balangiga bells’ return FAKE NEWS This story is fake. Don't believe it. By VERA FILES | Dec 14, 2018 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Facebook post claiming next Disneyland will rise in Davao City FAKE NEWS This story is fake. Don't believe it. By VERA FILES | Dec 14, 2018 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Duterte mistakes ex-UN rights chief for ICC president President Rodrigo Duterte identified the wrong leader when he ranted about the International Criminal Court. By VERA FILES | Dec 14, 2018 | 4-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: ‘Bato’ Dela Rosa, Duterte make contradicting claims on drug war surrenderees 'Bato' says 1.3 million, Duterte 1.6 million. By VERA Files | Dec 14, 2018 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Report FALSELY claims Pope Francis supports fight vs drug traffickers, ‘unlike Catholic Church in PH’ Website updatedtayo.info published on Dec. 3 a false story that claims Pope Francis supports the fight against drug traffickers while the Catholic Church in the country does not. By VERA FILES | Dec 12, 2018 | -minute read KEEP READING Posts pagination Newer posts 1 … 122 123 124 125 126 … 143 Older posts