Archive - Claims by Public Figures Year all all 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 Items per page 12 12 18 24 30 Claims by Public Figures FACT CHECK: Lambino echoes Duterte-era claim on EJKs Lawyer Raul Lambino, a senatorial aspirant under the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino, falsely claimed that not all EJKs are illegal. By VERA Files | Dec 6, 2024 | 1-minute read KEEP READING Claims by Public Figures FACT CHECK: Duterte wrong in claiming Trillanes should not be concerned about sources of bank deposits Former president Rodrigo Duterte wrongly claimed that the sources of his bank deposits are none of business of former senator Antonio Trillanes IV. By VERA Files | Nov 30, 2024 | 1-minute read KEEP READING Claims by Public Figures FACT CHECK: Can ‘poor’ Duterte have P5B bank deposits? Former president Rodrigo Duterte once again claimed he is not rich. Less than two hours later, he said he worked hard and could possibly have accumulated P5 billion. By VERA Files | Nov 30, 2024 | 1-minute read KEEP READING Claims by Public Figures FACT CHECK: VP Sara backpedals on death threats vs Marcos Vice President Sara Duterte lashed out at her UniTeam mate Marcos, First Lady Liza Marcos and House Speaker Martin Romualdez, accusing them of lying and corruption. By VERA Files | Nov 29, 2024 | 1-minute read KEEP READING Claims by Public Figures FACT CHECK: Sara Duterte wrongly claims law bars discussion on confidential funds There is no such law prohibiting public officials or government agencies from discussing confidential funds appropriated to their offices. By VERA Files | Nov 27, 2024 | 3-minute read KEEP READING Claims by Public Figures FACT CHECK: Panelo names wrong committee that cited OVP’s Zuleika Lopez in contempt The House Committee on Good Government and Public Accountability, not the House quad comm, cited OVP’s Zuleika Lopez in contempt. By VERA Files | Nov 27, 2024 | 3-minute read KEEP READING Claims by Public Figures FACT CHECK: Duterte changes tune on ‘taking full legal responsibility’ over extrajudicial killings in drug war When asked about specific “high-value” victims of extrajudicial killings attributed to the drug war, Duterte gave various reasons distancing himself from the cases. By VERA Files | Nov 26, 2024 | 3-minute read KEEP READING Claims by Public Figures FACT CHECK: Duterte waltzes on bank secrecy waivers When lawmakers pressed Rodrigo Duterte to sign the waiver to open his bank accounts for scrutiny while the hearing was going on, the former president started giving various conditions. By VERA Files | Nov 25, 2024 | 3-minute read KEEP READING Claims by Public Figures FACT CHECK: Pahayag ni Barbers tungkol sa bilang ng napatay sa anti-drug campaign ni Marcos HINDI TUMPAK Hindi tumpak ang pahayag ni House Rep. Robert Ace Barbers na 73 lamang ang napatay sa mga drug-related police operations sa una at kalahating taon ng Marcos administration. By VERA Files | Nov 19, 2024 | 1-minute read KEEP READING Claims by Public Figures 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 Claims by Public Figures 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 Claims by Public Figures 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 Posts pagination 1 2 3 … 30 Older posts