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The video is called a “cheap fake,” or a low-quality version of deepfakes, which are digitally altered videos or images to show people in situations that never occurred.

Carlos did not allude to the vice president in her remark.

There was no announcement or directive on the city government’s website or Facebook page requiring or urging employees to attend the campaign rally of the Vice President.

Contrary to the fake claim, she had in fact previously said that she would shift away from building “car-centric” infrastructure and focus instead on building bus rapid transit systems, protected bike lanes, and better railways.

VERA Files debunked a similar claim this week as the United Nations reported that one million refugees have fled Ukraine since Russia began its offensive against its neighbor on Feb. 24.

Vice presidential candidate Sara Duterte-Carpio has recently refrained from sharing her opinion on the matter of ABS-CBN’s franchise renewal. But two years ago, as Davao City mayor, she expressed support for the country’s largest broadcasting network.

More than 65.74 million Filipinos are expected to cast their votes on May 9 in the country’s first-ever national elections during a pandemic.

The remark has been wrongly connected to the priest as early as December and recently revived on FB from Feb. 17 to Mar. 2.

The conflict in the live stream did not happen in real life.

No recent news reports mentioned an “FA-27” jet falling from the sky after shots were allegedly fired from the Russian side.

An officer of the MBB told VERA Files Fact Check via phone call that the bureau issued no such memorandum either.

NATO recognized Ukraine as an “enhanced opportunities partner” on June 12, 2020.