Archive - FACT CHECK Year all all 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 Items per page 12 12 18 24 30 FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Duterte somersaults on ‘non-existence’ of Davao Death Squad From denying the existence of the DDS when he was mayor of Davao City, former president Rodrigo Duterte said that former Davao police officers present in the Oct. 28 Senate probe on his administration’s drug war were commanders of the DDS. By VERA Files | Nov 15, 2024 | 1-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: NO impeachment case vs. Marcos over dwindling calamity fund A video erroneously claimed that President Ferdinand Marcos is facing impeachment over the dwindling calamity fund of the government. By VERA Files | Nov 15, 2024 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Typhoon death toll comparison NEEDS CONTEXT A Facebook post implied that the lower death toll of Super Typhoon Rolly compared to Severe Tropical Storm Kristine's is due to the actions of former president Rodrigo Duterte's government. By VERA Files | Nov 15, 2024 | 4-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: PIA plagiarizes 2012 study on BRBDP, omits context State-owned PIA plagiarized parts of a study by independent researcher Jeanne Frances Illo on the Bicol River Basin Development Project of the late president Ferdinand Marcos Sr. By VERA Files | Nov 15, 2024 | 4-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: ‘Cagayan photo’ after Marce onslaught is AI-MANIPULATED After Typhoon Marce made landfall in Cagayan, an AI-generated image allegedly showing the aftermath of the typhoon is making the rounds online. By VERA Files | Nov 15, 2024 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Duterte seesaws on order to kill drug addicts When questioned about his drug war policy, former president Rodrigo Duterte falsely claimed that he did not order the killing of drug addicts, but later admitted that he did. By VERA Files | Nov 15, 2024 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: FB posts from CHED impostors promote FAKE scholarship offer Three Facebook pages using CHED's logo as a profile picture claimed to offer scholarships from the government agency. These offers are fake. By VERA Files | Nov 15, 2024 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Duterte’s joint bank account is with Sara, not his wife Former president Rodrigo Duterte's joint bank account in question is with his daughter, Vice President Sara Duterte, not his wife. By VERA Files | Nov 15, 2024 | 3-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Coral reefs NOT ‘thriving’ with Samal-Davao Bridge construction Regional offices of the Departments of Environment and Public Works claim the construction of the Samal Island-Davao City (SIDC) Connector Bridge will not damage the coral reef ecosystem in Samal. This is not true. By VERA Files | Nov 15, 2024 | 4-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Claim that Trump invited the Dutertes to the U.S. BASELESS A baseless YouTube video claims that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has invited Vice President Sara Duterte and her father former president Rodrigo Duterte to visit his country. By VERA Files | Nov 13, 2024 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Claim on Vatican’s instruction on keeping cremation ashes NEEDS CONTEXT During Undas this 2024, an old advisory from the Vatican about keeping cremation ashes reappeared on Facebook. This needs context. By VERA Files | Nov 13, 2024 | 3-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Photos passed off as Marcos admin’s housing project Two photos, stitched together, supposedly showing President Bongbong Marcos' housing program are circulating on various social media platforms. This is misleading. By VERA Files | Nov 13, 2024 | 2-minute read KEEP READING Posts pagination Newer posts 1 … 3 4 5 6 7 … 291 Older posts
