Archive - Online Posts Year 2024 all 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 Items per page 24 12 18 24 30 Online Posts FACT CHECK: Clip of Marcos talking about his ‘clone’ taken OUT OF CONTEXT A clip of President Bongbong Marcos "admitting" that he is a clone needs context. It was from an old interview where he called the rumor an urban legend. By VERA Files | Sep 11, 2024 | 2-minute read KEEP READING Online Posts FACT CHECK: ‘Balintawak flood’ video NEEDS CONTEXT The video supposedly showing the current flooded state of Balintawak, Quezon City was taken in July during the onslaught of super typhoon Carina. By VERA Files | Sep 7, 2024 | 2-minute read KEEP READING Online Posts FACT CHECK: ‘Ajinomoto’ warning MISUSES photo of local food poisoning incident Nine Facebook posts misused photos to falsely claim that 20 people got food poisoning due to a fake version of Ajinomoto seasoning. By VERA Files | Sep 7, 2024 | 2-minute read KEEP READING Online Posts FACT CHECK: Circulating video on ‘Zelensky’s November warning’ MISLEADS A Filipino FB user warned netizens to “stock up on food and water” and showed clips of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warning about an upcoming event in November. This is misleading. By VERA Files | Sep 7, 2024 | 2-minute read KEEP READING Online Posts FACT CHECK: NO order to arrest Sara, remove OVP’s 2025 budget A YouTube video falsely claimed that House lawmakers threatened to have Vice President Sara Duterte arrested and axed her office's budget for 2025. By VERA Files | Sep 4, 2024 | 2-minute read KEEP READING Online Posts FACT CHECK: Video on Archipelagic Sea Lanes Act NEEDS CONTEXT A YouTube channel claimed that the Archipelagic Sea Lanes Act has been made into law. This needs context. By VERA Files | Sep 4, 2024 | 2-minute read KEEP READING Online Posts FACT CHECK: Digital bank transactions NOT restricted 5 km away from home An FB Reel featured a woman who falsely claimed that the public would be prevented from conducting digital bank transactions from more than 5 kilometers away from their homes. By VERA Files | Sep 2, 2024 | 2-minute read KEEP READING Online Posts FACT CHECK: Video of protesters taken in Kenya, NOT Davao The Facebook Reel that showed people protesting on the street was not taken in Davao. It was originally taken in Kenya in June. By VERA Files | Sep 2, 2024 | 2-minute read KEEP READING Online Posts FACT CHECK: Photo does NOT show rebel attack on MT Sounion tanker A Facebook page erroneously linked the attack of the MT Sounion to a different Houthi-led assault on an oil tanker this year. By VERA Files | Sep 2, 2024 | 2-minute read KEEP READING Online Posts FACT CHECK: NO arrest order for Padilla, Dela Rosa A YouTube video falsely claims that an arrest warrant was issued against senators Robin Padilla and Bato dela Rosa. By VERA Files | Aug 29, 2024 | 2-minute read KEEP READING Online Posts FACT CHECK: NO lockdown in Davao City amid KOJC protests A Facebook reel and TikTok video are falsely claiming that Davao City was placed under lockdown amid protests by members of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ sect. By VERA Files | Aug 28, 2024 | 2-minute read KEEP READING Online Posts FACT CHECK: News report spliced in FAKE ‘National ID cash aid’ video A video claimed that individuals registered to the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) will receive cash assistance. This is fake. By VERA Files | Aug 28, 2024 | 2-minute read KEEP READING Online Posts FACT CHECK: OLD video passed off as clip of Aug. 8 tsunami in Japan A Facebook reel falsely claims to show clips of a tsunami in Japan following a magnitude 7.1 earthquake on Aug. 8. By VERA Files | Aug 27, 2024 | 2-minute read KEEP READING Online Posts FACT CHECK: NO immigration officer arrested over Guo’s exit A YouTube channel falsely claimed that an immigration official has been arrested over the illegal exit of Bamban, Tarlac City Mayor Alice Guo. By VERA Files | Aug 23, 2024 | 2-minute read KEEP READING Online Posts FACT CHECK: NO mandatory drug tests for judges, Judiciary staff Several social media posts spread the false claim that judges, officials and employees of the Judiciary will now undergo a mandatory drug test. By VERA Files | Aug 23, 2024 | 2-minute read KEEP READING Online Posts FACT CHECK: Video does NOT show U.S. Navy guarding West PH Sea A Facebook Reel video claimed that the U.S. deployed its Navy warships and planes to guard the West Philippine Sea. By VERA Files | Aug 23, 2024 | 2-minute read KEEP READING Online Posts FACT CHECK: ‘Taal eruption’ video taken in 2020, NOT new Several Facebook Reels revived an old video of the Taal Volcano's eruption in 2020 and presented it as a recent event. By VERA Files | Aug 23, 2024 | 2-minute read KEEP READING Online Posts FACT CHECK: FAKE text on ‘DILG, DSWD assistance’ resurfaces The text claiming that all Filipinos can get P5,000 to P8,000 assistance from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is false and has been circulating as early as 2023. By VERA Files | Aug 21, 2024 | 2-minute read KEEP READING Online Posts FACT CHECK: Chocolates brought in as gifts NOT prohibited in airports A Facebook page claimed that chocolates and pasalubong are not allowed in airports in the Philippines. This is not true. By VERA Files | Aug 21, 2024 | 2-minute read KEEP READING Online Posts FACT CHECK: Post on boxing ban for LA Olympics NEEDS CONTEXT A Facebook post claims that boxing is banned in the 2028 Los Angeles Summer Olympics. This needs context. By VERA Files | Aug 20, 2024 | 2-minute read KEEP READING Online Posts FACT CHECK: Circulating Japan tsunami video FROM 2011, NOT 2024 Clips of a tsunami that hit Japan in 2011 are being passed off as images of the impact of the magnitude 7.1 quake that jolted the country this August. By VERA Files | Aug 20, 2024 | 2-minute read KEEP READING Online Posts FACT CHECK: PH, Vietnam did NOT bomb Chinese plane A YouTube video falsely claims that the Philippines and Vietnam bombed an aircraft from China By VERA Files | Aug 19, 2024 | 2-minute read KEEP READING Online Posts FACT CHECK: Clip shows GTA, NOT fatal Brazil plane crash A recording of a popular video game is being passed off as the "final moments" of the passenger plane that crashed in Sao Paulo, Brazil on August 9. By VERA Files | Aug 19, 2024 | 2-minute read KEEP READING Online Posts FACT CHECK: Ad of Davila, Ong for ‘prostatitis cure’ FAKE A Facebook page posted an ad for a “prostatitis cure” featuring journalist Karen Davila and cardiologist Willie Ong. This is fake and manipulated using AI. By VERA Files | Aug 19, 2024 | 2-minute read KEEP READING Posts pagination Newer posts 1 … 3 4 5 6 7 … 17 Older posts