Archive - FACT CHECK Year all all 2026 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 Items per page 12 12 18 24 30 FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Video claiming Marcos against jeepney phaseout NEEDS CONTEXT A Facebook video title claimed that President Ferdinand Marcos is not in favor of phasing out old jeepneys. This needs context. By VERA Files | Mar 7, 2023 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Asteroid Apophis NOT going to hit Earth in 2029 A Filipino Facebook page published a video erroneously claiming that an asteroid called 99942 Apophis will strike the planet in 2029. By VERA Files | Mar 7, 2023 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: MISLEADING video only shows US-South Korea military drill, not US-PH A misleading video on FB is claiming to show footage of military exercises between the U.S. and the Philippines, and praised President Ferdinand Marcos for the partnership. By VERA Files | Mar 7, 2023 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Video does NOT show Australian warships in West Philippine Sea An old video of a Japanese fleet is being passed off to show “warships” supposedly sent by Australia to help the country in its dispute in the West Philippine Sea. By VERA Files | Mar 7, 2023 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: The Philippines DOES NOT have huge deuterium deposits A YouTube video claimed that the Philippines has rich deposits of a gas called deuterium, discovered during the administration of former president Ferdinand Marcos. This had been ruled out by what was then called the Office of Energy Affairs (OEA). By VERA Files | Mar 7, 2023 | 3-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Video DOES NOT show an illegal Chinese vessel sunk in the Philippines A YouTube channel passed off a 2016 video of a fishing vessel that was blown up at sea in Indonesia as an illegal Chinese ship sunk in the West Philippine Sea. This is false. By VERA Files | Mar 6, 2023 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Marcos’ order not to shoot at civilians at EDSA NEEDS CONTEXT A Facebook (FB) post claimed that former president Ferdinand Marcos ordered soldiers to “disperse the crowd at EDSA without shooting them” because he did not want to hurt Filipinos. This needs context. By VERA Files | Mar 6, 2023 | 3-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Remulla repeats ICC jurisdiction, complementarity principle claims lacking context This is the fourth time Remulla skipped context regarding the jurisdiction of the ICC. By VERA Files | Mar 6, 2023 | 3-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Media DID report on ‘pro-Marcos crowds’ in 1986 Two FB pages published a set of photos supposedly showing rallies organized by supporters of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos Sr. vis-a-vis the 1986 EDSA Revolution. Both claimed the media hid the pro-Marcos events from the public. By VERA Files | Mar 4, 2023 | 4-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT SHEET: Why is Comelec challenging the ban on ‘premature campaigning’ for Barangay and SK elections? In preparation for BSKE, the Comelec said it will prohibit “premature campaigning” despite a 2009 Supreme Court ruling against it. By VERA Files | Mar 2, 2023 | 1-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Video resurfaces FALSE claim that Hontiveros ‘stole’ from PhilHealth funds A video circulating on FB and YouTube revived a false claim that Sen. Risa Hontiveros took funds from the PhilHealth. Hontiveros was not involved in the 2014 PhilHealth bonus controversy. By VERA Files | Mar 2, 2023 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Ads peddling ‘Thyroid Mana’ are a SCAM Several FB pages are advertising a health supplement called Thyroid Mana that can allegedly cure a myriad of thyroid-related illnesses. This is a scam. By VERA Files | Mar 2, 2023 | 3-minute read KEEP READING Posts pagination Newer posts 1 … 132 133 134 135 136 … 343 Older posts
