Archive - FACT CHECK Year all all 2026 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 Items per page 12 12 18 24 30 FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Sara Duterte’s lead counsel Sheila NOT daughter of Ipaglaban Mo host Jose Sison Some pro-Duterte pages and users are claiming that Sheila Sison, lead defense counsel of Vice President Sara, is a daughter of legal drama "Ipaglaban Mo" host and veteran lawyer Jose Sison. This is false. By VERA Files | Jul 13, 2026 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Claim sambong leaves can help cure kidney stones, cancer, etc. FALSE A Facebook post claims that sambong leaves can cure kidney stones, gallstones, acid reflux, ulcer, UTI, and cancer. This is false. By VERA Files | Jul 13, 2026 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Priest did NOT say prosecutors in VP Sara’s impeachment trial are demons Posts circulating online claim that Rev. Msgr. Melchor David called the prosecution team in Vice President Sara Duterte's impeachment trial "demons." This is false. By VERA Files | Jul 13, 2026 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Tulfo did NOT say he will penalize the INC for holding another rally A Facebook post is claiming that Sen. Erwin Tulfo said Iglesia ni Cristo protesters would get in trouble with him should they hold another rally. This is fake. By VERA Files | Jul 10, 2026 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Kim Kardashian NOT representing Sara Duterte in impeachment trial A Facebook post is claiming that Kim Kardashian will fly to the Philippines to personally represent Vice President Sara Duterte in her impeachment trial. This is fake. By VERA Files | Jul 10, 2026 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Castro did NOT request DFA to deport Filipinos who called her ‘ugly’ in Canada A Facebook post is claiming that Palace Press Officer Claire Castro had asked the Department of Foreign Affairs to deport the Filipinos who called her ugly in Canada. This is false. By VERA Files | Jul 10, 2026 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Viral photocopied peso bill taunting Ligutan’s legal claim NEEDS CONTEXT Viral Facebook posts of photocopied peso bills mock a lawyer's statement during Vice President Sara Duterte's impeachment trial on photocopied documents as evidence, but the posts leave out key legal context. By VERA Files | Jul 9, 2026 | 3-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Video of Marcos instructing Remulla to prioritize case vs Marcoleta is AI A video circulating online claims to show President Ferdinand Marcos instructing Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla to prioritize the case against Sen. Rodante Marcoleta. This is made by AI. By VERA Files | Jul 8, 2026 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Photos of two minor suspects with Hontiveros, Pangilinan AI-GENERATED A Facebook post showing Senators Risa Hontiveros and Sen. Kiko Pangilinan comforting the minor suspects in the June 22 school shooting in Tacloban City. This is fake and made using artificial intelligence. By VERA Files | Jul 8, 2026 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Supreme Court did NOT dismiss Marcoleta plunder case A YouTube video claims that the Supreme Court has dismissed the plunder case filed against Sen. Rodante Marcoleta over his alleged undeclared P75 million in campaign donations. This is false. By VERA Files | Jul 8, 2026 | 3-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Water infused with cucumber and okra NOT cure for hypertension, diabetes A Facebook reel with over half a million views claims that infusing cucumber and okra with water and drinking it three to five times a week can normalize blood pressure and blood sugar. This is false. By VERA Files | Jul 7, 2026 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Posts claiming Tulfo brothers will team up for president-VP run in 2028 FALSE Several Facebook posts are claiming that Sen. Raffy Tulfo and Sen. Erwin Tulfo threatened to launch a joint presidential and vice-presidential campaign in 2028 if former President Rodrigo Duterte's supporters do not stop maligning them. This is fake By VERA Files | Jul 7, 2026 | 2-minute read KEEP READING Posts pagination Newer posts 1 2 3 4 … 366 Older posts