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: Impostor site posts FAKE ‘BDO bitcoin bank’ story Another bogus site uploaded a fabricated report claiming that BDO launched a cryptocurrency platform where netizens can invest their money. This is a scam. By VERA Files | Aug 24, 2023 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: There is NO move to rename the Philippines A YouTube video has claimed that the name of the Philippines will be changed. This is clickbait. By VERA Files | Aug 24, 2023 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Tulfo’s name used in FAKE P10k giveaway posts on FB Thousands of netizens are interacting with eight Facebook posts claiming that Sen. Raffy Tulfo will give away P10,000 for house repairs through Palawan Pawnshop or GCash. By VERA Files | Aug 24, 2023 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Reel DOES NOT show tsunami in China A Filipino Facebook user uploaded an old clip falsely claiming houses were being swept away by floods in China. The clip shows a tsunami hitting Japan in 2011. By VERA Files | Aug 24, 2023 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: K-12 NOT abolished after new curriculum launch Two days after DepEd launched its revised K to 10 curriculum, a YouTube video falsely claimed that the K to 12 program has been scrapped. This is not true. By VERA Files | Aug 24, 2023 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Video on teachers’ salary hike NEEDS CONTEXT A video on Facebook is claiming that President Ferdinand Marcos will raise the pay of teachers and has a long-term plan for this. By VERA Files | Aug 23, 2023 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: PH Navy did NOT fire at Chinese ships in Scarborough A video used an altered photo to claim that the Philippine Navy had fired warning shots at Chinese vessels in Scarborough Shoal on Aug. 9. By VERA Files | Aug 23, 2023 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: China live-fire drill NOT RELATED to incident near Ayungin Shoal A Facebook video is claiming that China conducted a military drill on the South China Sea in an alleged attempt to “taunt” the Philippines. By VERA Files | Aug 23, 2023 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Video claiming Russian warships entered PH, Taiwan MISLEADS A Facebook video misled netizens into thinking that Russian warships recently entered the territories of the Philippines and Taiwan. By VERA Files | Aug 23, 2023 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Video claiming Marcos received no salary MISLEADS A video on Facebook is claiming that President Bongbong Marcos has not received any pay or allowance. This is misleading. By VERA Files | Aug 22, 2023 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Impostor ‘DSWD’ page posts FAKE registration for ‘free housing’ A Facebook page pretending to be affiliated with the DSWD posted an announcement that the agency is giving away free housing to poor Filipinos and all they have to do is register through the page. By VERA Files | Aug 22, 2023 | 3-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Logo na naman? Hindi pa nakauusad ang publiko sa nangyari sa “Love the Philippines” slogan ng Department of Tourism, sinundan agad ito ng bagong logo ng PAGCOR at ng paglulunsad ng “Bagong Pilipinas” slogan ng Malacañang. By VERA Files | Aug 21, 2023 | 1-minute read KEEP READING Posts pagination Newer posts 1 … 90 91 92 93 94 … 322 Older posts