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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Another OLD video of Mayon’s lava fountain revived amid 2023 unrest

Yet another 2018 video of Mayon Volcano, this time spouting lava and an ash plume, is circulating among netizens with the claim it is recent. Not true.

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Jun 16, 2023

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Video of lava fountain in Mayon volcano is FROM 2018 

A Facebook page uploaded a five-year-old video of Mayon Volcano spraying fountains of lava, and claimed this shows a recent event. This is wrong. 

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Jun 16, 2023

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Netizens share FAKE Sandro Marcos quote card on Maharlika Fund

Netizens shared a fake 'SMNI' quote card where Ilocos Norte Rep. Sandro Marcos allegedly rebuked critics of the Maharlika Investment Fund.

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Jun 15, 2023

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Video on DSWD’s P3,000 ‘Food Stamp’ credit NEEDS CONTEXT

A Facebook video's claim that the government is now providing a monthly cash assistance amounting to P3,000 to indigent families needs context. This assistance will be in the form of food credits, not cash, and has not been rolled out yet.

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Jun 14, 2023

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: U.S. NOT rebuilding naval base in Subic Bay

A YouTube video uploaded to Facebook falsely claimed that the United States military is reviving its former naval base at Subic Bay in Zambales.

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Jun 13, 2023

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Video of 17-year-old Saudi boy NOT Jullebee Ranara’s killer

Making the rounds on Facebook this week is another video falsely linked to the killing of overseas Filipino worker Jullebee Ranara. The short clip features a young Saudi Arabian returning from war.

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Jun 9, 2023

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: This is NOT a photo of a 101-year-old woman holding her newborn child

Netizens, including Filipinos, are sharing a Facebook post falsely claiming that a 101-year-old woman gave birth to a child, supposedly her 17th.

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Jun 9, 2023

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Video about Japan-China conflict NEEDS CONTEXT

A video using old news reports is insinuating an escalating conflict between Japan and China.

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Jun 8, 2023

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: PH does NOT have Oerlikon 35mm anti-aircraft guns

Two videos claimed that the Philippines acquired 35 millimeter (mm) Oerlikon GDF anti-aircraft guns, and that these were fired during a military exercise. This is not true.

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Jun 8, 2023

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: ‘Mercury Drug’ P7k medical subsidy is FAKE

Bogus sites promising netizens cash prizes have resurfaced, this time claiming that the Mercury Drug Corporation is giving away a “medical subsidy” worth P7,000. This is a scam and the company has disowned the circulating links.

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Jun 8, 2023

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Japan is NOT moving weapons to PH

A YouTube video claimed that Japan is currently transferring weapons to the Philippines, causing alarm in China. This is not true.

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Jun 7, 2023

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: ‘Fake cabbage’ video shows wax display NOT for eating

A short video on Facebook (FB) is misleading netizens, claiming that certain “fake cabbages” are being sold in the country. The clip was taken from an old video showing several wax displays in Japan and were not being marketed as food.

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Jun 7, 2023

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