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 FACT CHECK: NO free aircon for 4Ps members, photo is AI-GENERATED A photo of supposed beneficiaries of the Department of Social Welfare and Development's Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) receiving free air conditioners is fake. It was created using artificial intelligence. By VERA Files | May 8, 2026 | 3-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Post claiming Baste Duterte signed a railway deal with Japanese gov is SATIRE A Facebook page shared a satirical graphic claiming Mayor Baste Duterte signed a railway contract with Yukari Yakumo, the "Japanese Governor of Gensokyo." Both are fictional characters from the Touhou Project video game series By VERA Files | May 7, 2026 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Clip of Zubiri, other senators saying they’re ‘ready to impeach’ VP Sara is FAKE A video on Facebook claims that Sen. Migz Zubiri and several other senators said they are ready to impeach Vice President Sara Duterte. It was made with AI. By VERA Files | May 7, 2026 | 3-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Australian ambassador did NOT visit Sara Duterte Multiple posts are claiming that an Australian ambassador visited Vice President Sara Duterte and not the president. This is false. By VERA Files | May 7, 2026 | 3-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Omar Duterte quote card describing P10 billion ‘a small amount of money’ FAKE A quote card of Davao City second district Rep. Omar Duterte saying "10 billion pesos is a small amount of money" and that it is normal for politicians to be billionaires is circulating online. This is fabricated. By VERA Files | May 6, 2026 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: NO big-time oil price rollback A graphic card circulating online is claiming a big-time oil price rollback will take effect on May 5. This is false. By VERA Files | May 6, 2026 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: NO ‘Global Defense Agency director’ asking ICC to release Duterte A graphic supposedly showing "Global Defense Agency Director Cecil Stedman" calling on the International Criminal Court to release former president Rodrigo Duterte is circulating online. This is fake. Cecil Stedman is a fictional character in a comic series. By VERA Files | May 6, 2026 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Claim that garlic water is ‘natural cure’ for hypertension NEEDS CONTEXT A video on Facebook claims that drinking water with a few cloves of garlic is a "natural cure" for high blood pressure. This needs context. By VERA Files | May 5, 2026 | 3-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: VP Sara did NOT withdraw her 2028 presidential bid A graphic featuring a "news update" claiming that Vice President Sara Duterte backpedaled on her earlier announcement to run for president in 2028 out of fear is going viral on TikTok. This is false. By VERA Files | May 5, 2026 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Appointment of whistleblower Gloria Mercado to NCSC as ‘reward’ MISLEADING There is no evidence that the appointment of former DepEd Undersecretary Mercado to the NCSC was a political reward following her testimony on VP Sara Duterte's confidential funds case. By VERA Files | Apr 30, 2026 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: BPI did NOT testify on VP Sara’s bank accounts Posts on YouTube and Facebook claim that the Bank of the Philippine Islands had testified on the accounts of Vice President Sara Duterte. This is false. By VERA Files | Apr 30, 2026 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Torre did NOT say he will run for VP in 2028 Several Facebook posts are circulating that MMDA GM Nicolas Torre III has announced he will run for vice president in the 2028 elections. This is fake. By VERA Files | Apr 30, 2026 | 2-minute read KEEP READING Posts pagination Newer posts 1 2 3 4 5 6 … 360 Older posts
