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: Viral ‘Marcos Jr. troll’ photo NEEDS CONTEXT The photo, which began circulating on Jan. 26, was stripped of its original context. It was taken from the personal FB account of vlogger Almira Sullano and was published the day the Marcos interview was broadcast. By VERA Files | Feb 3, 2022 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Netizens fall for SATIRE on Marcos Jr. as ‘first man on the moon’ American astronaut Neil Armstrong was the first to set foot on the moon. By VERA Files | Feb 3, 2022 | -minute read KEEP READING 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 Posts pagination Newer posts 1 … 175 176 177 178 179 … 335 Older posts