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 FACT CHECK: VP Sara Duterte did NOT say father is returning from The Hague A viral Facebook reel is showing Vice President Sara Duterte supposedly announcing that her father is returning home soon. This is false. By VERA FILES | May 20, 2025 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Graphic of Bong Go saying Sara Duterte ‘has no contribution’ to his reelection bid FAKE A social media card on Sen. Bong Go supposedly admitting that Vice President Sara Duterte has no contribution to his reelection bid has circulated online. This is fabricated. By VERA FILES | May 19, 2025 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: DepEd says NO inclusion of Grade 13 in senior high school A now-deleted viral graphic claiming that the Department of Education announced an addition of Grade 13 level to senior high school starting school year 2025–2026 has circulated online. This is fake. By VERA FILES | May 19, 2025 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: LCC washing machine, refrigerator giveaway FAKE LCC Supermarket is not giving away washing machines and refrigerators, contrary to a Facebook post. By VERA FILES | May 19, 2025 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT SHEET: What exactly did the Court of Appeals say about De Lima’s case? News headlines from May 15 used the words nullified, voided, reversed and remanded to refer to an April 30 ruling of the Court of Appeals in granting a petition for certiorari on a drug case in which former senator Leila de Lima had been acquitted. By Kiara Ysabel Gorrospe | May 19, 2025 | 9-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Circulating text on “Dance of the Hillary” cyber threat a HOAX A chain message warning users about a circulating video supposedly called “Dance of the Hillary,” allegedly a cyber attack from Pakistan, has reached the Philippines. This is a recycled hoax that has been going around as early as 2015. By VERA Files | May 16, 2025 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Claim that pro-Duterte senatorial bets had no campaign money FALSE Senators Bong Go and Bato Dela Rosa were among the top spenders in the midterm elections, contrary to claims that pro-Duterte bets had no campaign money or machinery. By VERA Files | May 16, 2025 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT SHEET: Who should take credit for the free college tuition law? With Bam Aquino poised to make a Senate comeback based on his high ranking in the May 12 polls, VERA Files Fact Check observed a barrage of posts online questioning the role he played in the passing of the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act. By Kiara Ysabel Gorrospe and Rhoanne De Guzman | May 15, 2025 | 6-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: OLD clip used in video of Willie Revillame “not accepting defeat” A video is circulating online of TV host and senatorial aspirant Willie Revillame supposedly airing his frustrations over his defeat in the May 12 polls. This is misleading. The video was taken before the elections. By VERA Files | May 15, 2025 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Kitty Duterte video call with father is FAKE Former president Rodrigo Duterte is not returning to the Philippines any time soon. The photo of the supposed video call is actually two different images spliced together. By VERA FILES | May 15, 2025 | 3-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Duterte sculpture in The Netherlands is AI-generated The image of a sculpture of former president Rodrigo Duterte supposedly made by the Dutch in The Netherlands is fake and AI-generated. By VERA FILES | May 15, 2025 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: NO DepEd directive for optional senior high school A Facebook post claims DepEd has announced that senior high school will be optional starting next school year. This is false. By VERA FILES | May 15, 2025 | 2-minute read KEEP READING Posts pagination Newer posts 1 … 8 9 10 11 12 … 322 Older posts
