Archive - Claims by Public Figures Year 2020 all 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 Items per page 24 12 18 24 30 Claims by Public Figures VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Defensor mistakes PDRs for foreign ownership Issuing Philippine Depositary Receipts (PDRs) to foreigners does not equate to granting them actual ownership, contrary to a statement of ANAKALUSUGAN Party-list Rep. Mike Defensor on the denial of ABS-CBN’s franchise bid. By VERA Files | Jul 28, 2020 | 4-minute read KEEP READING Claims by Public Figures VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Jay Sonza, FB pages mislead with ABS-CBN prayer rally photo Former broadcaster Jay Sonza shared a screenshot of a misleading post that allegedly shows celebrities violating mandatory safety protocols amid the COVID-19 pandemic, while protesting in support of ABS-CBN Corp. By VERA Files | Jul 23, 2020 | 4-minute read KEEP READING