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 VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Legislator’s justification for renaming NAIA misleading Based on the state of the nation address of then-president Manuel Roxas in January 1948, the Manila International Airport (MIA) already existed. That was 17 years before Marcos became president in 1965. By VERA Files | Jul 9, 2022 | 5-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Warm drinks, ice chips both OK vs sore throat, contrary to TikTok doc’s claim Drinking warm water and eating ice chips are both listed as common remedies for sore throat. By VERA Files | Jul 9, 2022 | 3-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Four things you need to know about Malampaya Should the Philippines fail to produce more electricity amid Malampaya gas field's projected depletion, the Department of Energy's 2021 Energy Resource Guide warns that the country "will face a huge energy crisis." Here are four things you should know about the project. By VERA Files | Jul 8, 2022 | 12-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Marcos Jr.’s statement that getting COVID-19 is ‘like having flu’ needs context Overall, it is not accurate to compare the flu directly to COVID-19 because “[COVID-19] is in a crisis state with many complicating layers to infection and severity,” according to health experts from Meedan, a global technology nonprofit. By VERA Files | Jul 8, 2022 | 5-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: NO ‘order’ from Marcos to teach student activists ‘utang na loob’ President Bongbong Marcos did not give a “terse order” to teach activists among university students a lesson. By VERA Files | Jul 8, 2022 | 3-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Gadon has NOT succeeded in petition to rename NAIA Congress needs to enact a law to rename the airport. By VERA Files | Jul 8, 2022 | 3-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: FB post carries FALSE claims on treating fever An incorrect health advice on treating fever has been circulating on Facebook (FB) for months, drawing different reactions from readers. By VERA Files Fact Check | Jul 8, 2022 | 4-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: FALSE claim about Kris Aquino wearing sequestered Marcos jewelry resurfaces Kris Aquino debunked the allegation in a 2016 Instagram post and clarified that she paid for her necklace with her hard-earned money. By vera files fact check | Jul 7, 2022 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Claim that Imee Marcos ‘fake author’ of Expanded Solo Parents Welfare Act FALSE Imee became one of the co-authors when a similar bill she filed in 2019 was consolidated into SB 1411. Hontiveros served as the principal sponsor of the bill. By vera files fact check | Jul 6, 2022 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Audio of Marcos Sr. denouncing Cory Aquino over nuclear plant UNPROVEN An unverified audio clip of Ferdinand Marcos Sr. criticizing Cory Aquino's prohibition of operation of the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant resurfaces. By vera files fact check | Jul 5, 2022 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: FB page posts altered Robredo statement to MISLEAD The statement about putting up an NGO is real but was maliciously modified, where several phrases are repeated, to make Robredo sound dumb. By vera files fact check | Jul 4, 2022 | 3-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: FB post MISLEADS netizens on Kris Aquino’s health condition A Facebook video is duping people into thinking that Kris Aquino has passed away. By VERA Files | Jul 4, 2022 | 2-minute read KEEP READING Posts pagination Newer posts 1 … 127 128 129 130 131 … 308 Older posts