Archive - FACT CHECK Year all all 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 Items per page 12 12 18 24 30 FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Can Mighty Corp. just pay up and be off the hook? President Rodrigo Duterte said he is willing to enter into a compromise deal with cigarette maker Mighty Corp., which is being accused of tax evasion. By Vera Files | Mar 18, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Unlike Chinese, Filipinos not adept at math because of language, says Duterte Excellence in math has something to do with language, Presidente Duterte says. By VERA FILES | Mar 18, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Duterte cleared of involvement in the Davao Death Squad? Shortly after self-confessed hitman Arturo Lascañas pinned then Davao City mayor now president Rodrigo Duterte as mastermind of the Davao Death Squad (DDS), Communications Secretary Martin Andanar belied this claim. By Vera Files | Mar 4, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Is Duterte’s popularity rising? Chief presidential legal counsel Salvador Panelo said last week President Rodrigo Duterte's popularity has been rising despite criticisms and exposés. By Vera Files | Feb 28, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK What you want to know about ‘VERA FILES FACT CHECK’ VERA Files Fact Check tracks false claims and misleading statements of public officials and figures and debunks them with factual evidence. It also monitors their flip-flops. By VERA Files | Feb 26, 2017 | 7-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Duterte orders anti-money laundering council to do his job Can the president “order” the AMLC to release information about his net worth. By VERA FILES | Feb 25, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Multimillionaire Duterte says ‘I am not a millionaire’ President Rodrigo Duterte said “Ako hindi ako milyonaryo (I am not a millionaire).” Is it the truth? By VERA FILES | Feb 25, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Can the SolGen tell the courts that Napoles is not guilty? What are the powers and functions of the Office of the Solicitor General? By VERA FILES | Feb 21, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Duterte flip-flops on family’s wealth President Rodrigo Duterte is now tweaking his narrative from being born to a poor family and growing up “in the slums” and is now saying his family was and is not poor. By Vera Files | Feb 18, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Can open-pit mines trigger earthquakes? Environment Secretary Gina Lopez says open-pit mining can cause earthquakes. By Vera Files | Feb 18, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Was Duterte’s chest pain checkup ‘just a story’? The Press Secretary is the liaison between the government, the public and the media. One of his functions is to clarify, confirm or deny information that the media ask him for confirmation. By VERA Files | Feb 10, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Zubiri a cheater? Trillanes a rebel and traitor? Senators Juan Miguel Zubiri and Antonio Trillanes IV almost came to blows after a heated debate on the Senate floor on Jan. 17. By VERA Files | Feb 4, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING Posts pagination Newer posts 1 … 319 320 321 322 323 … 327 Older posts
