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 VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Posts claiming Bongbong Marcos authored only ‘one bill’ as senator MISLEADING Marcos served in the Senate from 2010 to 2016, covering both the 15th and 16th Congress. In his first three years, he was listed as an author of 49 Senate bills and a co-author of two. By VERA Files | Oct 26, 2021 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Post on contrasting conditions of Manila Bay MISLEADING The two shots were taken in two different areas of the Manila Bay, both under Duterte's term. By VERA Files | Oct 23, 2021 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Hontiveros ‘quote’ on seat belts for motorcyclists is FAKE The opposition lawmaker said no such thing. By VERA Files | Oct 23, 2021 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Duterte sinabing gobernador ng Camiguin lang ang ‘mayaman’ na miyembro ng PDP-Laban; hindi totoo Hindi totoo ang pahayag ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte na si Camiguin Gov. Jurdin Jesus Romualdo ang "tanging mayaman" sa Partido Demokratiko ng Pilipinas- Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban). By VERA Files | Oct 22, 2021 | 7-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Duterte falsely claims Camiguin governor ‘only rich’ member of PDP-Laban President Rodrigo Duterte wrongly claimed that Camiguin Gov. Jurdin Jesus Romualdo is the “only rich person” in Partido Demokratiko ng Pilipinas- Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban). By VERA Files | Oct 22, 2021 | 7-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Villar tagging Skyway Stage 3 under #BuildBuildBuild lacks context In his verified Facebook (FB) page, former Public Works and Highways secretary Mark Villar tagged the Skyway Stage 3 project as an accomplishment under the “Build, Build, Build” program, President Rodrigo Duterte’s infrastructure master plan. This needs context. By VERA Files | Oct 22, 2021 | 4-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Duterte falsely claims LP gave water concession to Ayalas During the oath-taking ceremony of new members of the Partido Demokratiko ng Pilipinas-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) on Oct. 16, 2021, President Rodrigo Duterte accused the opposition Liberal Party (LP) for giving the Ayalas, a prominent business family in the country, a water distribution contract. His claim is false. By VERA Files | Oct 22, 2021 | 4-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: FAKE posts show Joey De Leon endorsing Robredo He has addressed the proliferation of “fake” posts using his name to endorse a certain candidate. By VERA Files | Oct 21, 2021 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Robredo DID NOT SAY suspects should be armed against police It mimicked the quote card template of a local news media group. By VERA Files | Oct 21, 2021 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Photo of Joey De Leon with Leni Robredo bag is FAKE The bag originally sported a print showing a man wearing a mohawk. By VERA Files | Oct 21, 2021 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: NAIA is NOT a Marcos project The international airport already existed long before Marcos took office. By VERA Files | Oct 20, 2021 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Robredo is NOT disqualified from the 2022 presidential race No such ruling exists. By VERA Files | Oct 19, 2021 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Viral photos of buildings lighted pink MISLEADING Some were old, others were for breast cancer awareness month. By VERA Files | Oct 18, 2021 | 5-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Video WRONGLY claims that election contributions not allowed It is also misleading netizens with an old interview, made to look like Vice President Leni Robredo said she pocketed donations from her election campaign fund in 2016. By VERA Files | Oct 15, 2021 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Post on US award for Duterte a SATIRE The citation was actually for Sotto, who was among 12 state and civil society leaders around the world who were awarded by the U.S. State Department in February for their work “to defend transparency, combat corruption and ensure accountability in their own countries.” By VERA Files | Oct 15, 2021 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: FAKE blog site baits netizens with cash aid offer The company warned its customers: Palawan Pawnshop is not connected to any online cash or ayuda. By VERA Files | Oct 15, 2021 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Who among the 2022 hopefuls have spread misinformation? Some 572 aspirants vying for national positions in the 2022 elections filed their certificates of candidacy (COC) from Oct. 1 to 8 at the Garden Tent, Hotel Sofitel in Pasay City. By VERA Files | Oct 14, 2021 | 3-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Robredo quote card on 2016 election cheating is FAKE This post is fake. Don't believe it. By VERA Files | Oct 13, 2021 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Tokyo Skytree’s pink light display DID NOT symbolize support for Robredo On Oct. 1, 2021, the Tokyo landmark, which also serves as a broadcast and communications tower, featured a special light display in celebration of Breast Awareness Month, according to its official website. By VERA Files | Oct 13, 2021 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Senate hopeful Afuang makes unproven claim that ‘COVID-19 is man-made’ Former Pagsanjan mayor Abner Afuang marked the filing of his certificate of candidacy (COC) for senator on Oct. 1 with an unproven claim ー that the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is man-made. By VERA Files | Oct 13, 2021 | 3-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Aquino ‘quotes’ on infra projects MISLEAD One quote is fabricated, two need context, while another lacks proof it was actually made. By VERA Files | Oct 12, 2021 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Claim about Pharmally exec’s accusation vs Hontiveros NOT TRUE She made no such allegation against the senator. By VERA Files | Oct 10, 2021 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Go, Moreno, Pacquiao and Robredo NOT backing out They have not recalled their COCs, contrary to the claim of a viral video. By VERA Files | Oct 8, 2021 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Robredo DID NOT back out, will run for president in 2022 Robredo officially declared her presidential run on the morning of Oct. 7. By VERA Files | Oct 7, 2021 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Duterte contradicts self within two minutes on ICC drug war probe 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. By VERA Files | Oct 7, 2021 | 4-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: FALSE claim that PH was second richest to Japan under Marcos era reappears online The Philippines never ranked second to Japan between 1965 and 1986. By VERA Files | Oct 6, 2021 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: FAKE photo of ‘Sara in 2022’ newspaper headline revived It resurfaced as candidates for the May 2022 polls formalized their intentions to contest the elections. By VERA Files | Oct 6, 2021 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT SHEET: What extending voter registration means for the 2022 nat’l polls 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. By VERA Files | Oct 1, 2021 | 7-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Netizens revive old, FALSE allegations against CHR The CHR has also published an FB post providing relevant context, documents, and investigation reports refuting each allegation. By VERA Files | Oct 1, 2021 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Post on ‘revised history books’ against Marcoses carries FALSE claims 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. By VERA Files | Sep 30, 2021 | -minute read KEEP READING Posts pagination Newer posts 1 … 70 71 72 73 74 … 131 Older posts