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One quote is fabricated, two need context, while another lacks proof it was actually made.

She made no such allegation against the senator.

They have not recalled their COCs, contrary to the claim of a viral video.

Robredo officially declared her presidential run on the morning of Oct. 7.

In his Talk to the People appearance on Oct. 4, President Rodrigo Duterte said he "will prepare for (his) defense" in the impending investigation by the International Criminal Court (ICC) on human rights abuses associated with his campaign against illegal drugs.

The Philippines never ranked second to Japan between 1965 and 1986.

It resurfaced as candidates for the May 2022 polls formalized their intentions to contest the elections.

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) en banc unanimously granted an extension of voter registration for 16 days between Oct. 11 and Oct. 30 to allow more people to participate in the May 2022 elections amid calls from public interest groups and Congress.

The CHR has also published an FB post providing relevant context, documents, and investigation reports refuting each allegation.

Historians tell otherwise, as the Marcoses have a history of commissioning books with their own version of their story about former dictator Ferdinand Marcos Sr. and his 21-year-old martial law rule.

Neither Trump nor Biden made comments towards Marcos recently, as shown by the lack of official record from the U.S. government or any report from legitimate media organizations.

But the senator’s “apology” featured in the video is not what the headline suggests it to be.

It's a warped version of her actual remark.

He spent 16 months completing it.

Moreno made no such statements.

No law has been passed where the two vulnerable groups are to receive a monthly allowance of P10,000 from the state.

President Duterte once more claimed that the Commission on Audit has a “constitutional mandate” to audit the Philippine Red Cross, an independent, autonomous, non-government organization. This needs context.

A local oncologist's verdict: “To date, there is no scientific evidence to link the use of these products to breast cancer.”

That the opposition leader during the Marcos dictatorship founded two rebel organizations which prompted the declaration of martial law is unsubstantiated.

From declaring in 2016 that people in same-sex marriage are worse than animals, Sen. Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao now insists he is neither condemning nor judging the members of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (LGBTQ) community.

Former senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. wrongly claimed that the Philippines filed a complaint in the International Criminal Court (ICC) against China for its incursions into the West Philippine Sea.

As with other reports, VERA Files welcomes leads from the public to potential fact check stories. Read on to know more.

Virtually speaking before world leaders, President Rodrigo Duterte again sang a different tune on Wednesday, positively this time, when he declared that no country can “diminish” the importance of the 2016 ruling of the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in favor of the Philippines against China.

President Duterte cites history when he talks about Mindanao, but never mentions human rights abuses under Marcos.

The content of the eight-minute video did not substantiate its headline.

VERA Files Fact Check debunked a similar post in August.

A reverse image search revealed that the photo of the Marcelo Fernan bridge used by Viraltrends was taken by a certain Antonio “Tony” Oquias and could be found in at least three stock image websites: Alamy, iStock by Getty Images, and Adobe Stock.

It was posted by a parody account called "Philippine Char."

It revived an old unproven claim against the opposition lawmaker.

As cases continue to grow in the country during the second half of 2021, misinformed claims that the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines are “ineffective and unsafe” keep circulating on social media.