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: PAO chief Acosta wrongly claims vaccinated individuals ‘don’t have immunity’ vs COVID-19 Vaccinated individuals do develop immunity against the COVID-19 virus. This protection, however, is not perfect, as with other health interventions, according to the World Health Organization. By VERA Files | Feb 3, 2022 | 6-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Pacquiao’s response to query on possible war vs. China used to MISLEAD The misleading clip appeared a day after Pacquiao’s Jan. 28 interview with Abunda, where one of the issues discussed was the country’s territorial dispute with China over the West Philippine Sea. By VERA Files | Feb 3, 2022 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT SHEET: When will the COVID-19 pandemic end? Two years into the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the Duterte administration has signaled the country's "shift" from a "pandemic paradigm" to learning how to live with the virus in 2022. By VERA Files | Jan 31, 2022 | 1-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Mike Defensor wrongly claims ‘new’ COA report flagged ‘validity’ of QC’s P479-M COVID-19 relief goods AnaKalusugan party-list Rep. Michael “Mike” Defensor, a candidate for mayor of Quezon City, claimed that a “new” Commission on Audit (COA) report “questioned the validity” of P479-million worth of COVID-19 relief goods procured in 2020. This is false. By VERA Files | Jan 31, 2022 | 3-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Ameera Nasir Khalifa NOT a Saudi princess, not a Marcos supporter A quote card showing a fictional Saudi princess allegedly praising presidential aspirant Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr was shared on Facebook. This is fake. By VERA Files | Jan 31, 2022 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Cynthia Villar DID NOT take a swipe at Robredo with ‘ABS-CBN buyout’ statement This post is fake. Don't believe it. By VERA Files | Jan 28, 2022 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Man who fell off creek in ‘DU30 vs Noynoy’ video NOT Aquino A reverse image search shows the man in yellow is Surendra Furtado, former mayor of Panaji, India. By VERA Files | Jan 28, 2022 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: NO BASIS for Marcos tape denouncing Cory Aquino over Bataan Nuclear Power Plant It is not the first time the clip made the rounds on social media. By VERA Files | Jan 28, 2022 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Electricity cost in Ilocos Norte NOT cheaper than Metro Manila rate According to Ilocos Norte Cooperative Inc., the region’s electricity provider, the residential rate of electricity for January this year amounts to P12.7538 per kWh, not including the value-added tax (VAT). This is higher compared to the November 2021 rate of P10.4705 per kWh. By VERA Files | Jan 28, 2022 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: ‘P28.7M ad loss’ after Marcos skipped Jessica Soho interview NOT TRUE It was uploaded the same day the network aired the interview of Jessica Soho with four presidential aspirants. By VERA Files | Jan 28, 2022 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Robredo declining DZRH interview NEEDS CONTEXT Vice President Leni Robredo has agreed to join a live multi-media interview, contrary to a claim made in a video that spurred the hashtag #LeniDuwag. The assertion that she backed out of the interview over DZRH needs context. The interview was actually moved to February 2. By VERA Files | Jan 27, 2022 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Kris Aquino is ALIVE The celebrity herself debunked the hoax on Jan. 24. By VERA Files | Jan 27, 2022 | -minute read KEEP READING Posts pagination Newer posts 1 … 148 149 150 151 152 … 308 Older posts