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 FACT CHECK: The ICC prosecutor DOES have witnesses on Duterte drug war case The ICC prosecutor has been working with witnesses in its investigation into Rodrigo Duterte's drug war, contrary to the claim of a pro-Duterte vlogger. By VERA Files | May 21, 2025 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: DepEd did NOT abolish Kinder, Grade 11 A graphic circulating on Facebook claims the DepEd will no longer accept kindergarten and Grade 11 students. This is fake. By VERA FILES | May 20, 2025 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: NO BASIS for Duterte’s possible return to PH on May 31 Claims that former president Rodrigo Duterte might return to the Philippines on May 31, the birthday of his daughter, Vice President Sara Duterte, have no basis. By VERA FILES | May 20, 2025 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Leila De Lima is NOT going back to jail A truncated news clip is circulating on Facebook, claiming falsely that the Court of Appeals has ordered Leila De Lima to return to jail. This is misleading. By VERA FILES | May 20, 2025 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: VP Sara Duterte did NOT say father is returning from The Hague A viral Facebook reel is showing Vice President Sara Duterte supposedly announcing that her father is returning home soon. This is false. By VERA FILES | May 20, 2025 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Graphic of Bong Go saying Sara Duterte ‘has no contribution’ to his reelection bid FAKE A social media card on Sen. Bong Go supposedly admitting that Vice President Sara Duterte has no contribution to his reelection bid has circulated online. This is fabricated. By VERA FILES | May 19, 2025 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: DepEd says NO inclusion of Grade 13 in senior high school A now-deleted viral graphic claiming that the Department of Education announced an addition of Grade 13 level to senior high school starting school year 2025–2026 has circulated online. This is fake. By VERA FILES | May 19, 2025 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: LCC washing machine, refrigerator giveaway FAKE LCC Supermarket is not giving away washing machines and refrigerators, contrary to a Facebook post. By VERA FILES | May 19, 2025 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT SHEET: What exactly did the Court of Appeals say about De Lima’s case? News headlines from May 15 used the words nullified, voided, reversed and remanded to refer to an April 30 ruling of the Court of Appeals in granting a petition for certiorari on a drug case in which former senator Leila de Lima had been acquitted. By Kiara Ysabel Gorrospe | May 19, 2025 | 9-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Circulating text on “Dance of the Hillary” cyber threat a HOAX A chain message warning users about a circulating video supposedly called “Dance of the Hillary,” allegedly a cyber attack from Pakistan, has reached the Philippines. This is a recycled hoax that has been going around as early as 2015. By VERA Files | May 16, 2025 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Claim that pro-Duterte senatorial bets had no campaign money FALSE Senators Bong Go and Bato Dela Rosa were among the top spenders in the midterm elections, contrary to claims that pro-Duterte bets had no campaign money or machinery. By VERA Files | May 16, 2025 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT SHEET: Who should take credit for the free college tuition law? With Bam Aquino poised to make a Senate comeback based on his high ranking in the May 12 polls, VERA Files Fact Check observed a barrage of posts online questioning the role he played in the passing of the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act. By Kiara Ysabel Gorrospe and Rhoanne De Guzman | May 15, 2025 | 6-minute read KEEP READING Posts pagination Newer posts 1 2 3 4 5 6 … 317 Older posts