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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: ICC has NOT summoned Duterte

A YouTube video falsely claimed that the ICC had issued summons to former president Rodrigo Duterte. Not true.

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Oct 19, 2023

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: NO Marcos order to file charges, expel Escudero from Senate

President Bongbong Marcos did not file charges against Sen. Chiz Escudero.

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Oct 19, 2023

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Video using Liza Ramoso-Ong health vlog to promote ear drops FAKE

A fake ad for South Moon ear drops used a 2022 vlog of Dr. Liza Ramoso-Ong. The ear drops are not FDA-registered.

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Oct 19, 2023

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: NO recent Hamas threat to attack PH

A YouTube video claimed that Hamas will attack the Philippines, amid the Palestinian militant group’s ongoing conflict with Israel. This is false.

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Oct 18, 2023

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Photos of dead children NOT captured during Israel-Hamas war

Two photos being shared on Facebook show children killed in Syria in 2013 and in Gaza in 2019, not in the ongoing Israel-Hamas war.

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Oct 18, 2023

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Posers of ‘Power Mac Center’ post FAKE ad for smartwatch

Facebook pages posing as the Power Mac Center are using the same modus operandi of other scammers to sell a smartwatch.

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Oct 18, 2023

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Marcos’ claim that cap stabilized rice prices has NO BASIS

Asked during a briefing if the cap has failed to bring down rice prices given the high inflation rate, PSA Undersecretary Dennis Mapa said, “This is a research question that researchers would study based on the data that we are collecting.”

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Oct 17, 2023

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FACT CHECK: Bato Dela Rosa WRONG in saying LGUs ‘have discretion’ in spending confidential funds 

Joint Circular 2015-01 prescribes specific activities where confidential funds can and cannot be used. It does not give LGUs discretion to spend confidential funds the way they want to.

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Oct 17, 2023

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: PH NOT party to Israel-Hamas war

A video claims that the Philippines is now involved in the Israel-Hamas conflict, and that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the evacuation of Filipinos in Israel. Neither claim is true.

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Oct 16, 2023

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: FALSE report on robbery incidents in Quezon City resurfaces

Netizens circulated a report on armed robberies that supposedly took place in restaurants in Quezon City recently. This is false.

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Oct 16, 2023

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: More FB pages FALSELY show gameplay videos as legit ‘Israel-Hamas’ footage

Several Facebook pages misrepresented video game content as real combat footage taken during the Israel-Hamas war.

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Oct 13, 2023

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Claim on DepEd plans to remove ‘anti-Marcos’ content in schools NEEDS CONTEXT

A video is claiming that VP Sara Duterte has given several orders to remove all “anti-Marcos” information in public school textbooks and revise content taught about the martial law period. This needs context.

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Oct 12, 2023

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