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 FACT CHECK: Visitation policy stays; BuCor backtracks on suspension of Bilibid visits In a now-deleted Facebook post on June 4, the Bureau of Corrections announced that visitations at the New Bilibid Prison were temporarily suspended until June 9, without citing any reason. By VERA Files | Jun 14, 2023 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: U.S. NOT rebuilding naval base in Subic Bay A YouTube video uploaded to Facebook falsely claimed that the United States military is reviving its former naval base at Subic Bay in Zambales. By VERA Files | Jun 13, 2023 | 3-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Video of 17-year-old Saudi boy NOT Jullebee Ranara’s killer Making the rounds on Facebook this week is another video falsely linked to the killing of overseas Filipino worker Jullebee Ranara. The short clip features a young Saudi Arabian returning from war. By VERA Files | Jun 9, 2023 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: This is NOT a photo of a 101-year-old woman holding her newborn child Netizens, including Filipinos, are sharing a Facebook post falsely claiming that a 101-year-old woman gave birth to a child, supposedly her 17th. By VERA Files | Jun 9, 2023 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Video about Japan-China conflict NEEDS CONTEXT A video using old news reports is insinuating an escalating conflict between Japan and China. By VERA Files | Jun 8, 2023 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: PH does NOT have Oerlikon 35mm anti-aircraft guns Two videos claimed that the Philippines acquired 35 millimeter (mm) Oerlikon GDF anti-aircraft guns, and that these were fired during a military exercise. This is not true. By VERA Files | Jun 8, 2023 | 3-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: ‘Mercury Drug’ P7k medical subsidy is FAKE Bogus sites promising netizens cash prizes have resurfaced, this time claiming that the Mercury Drug Corporation is giving away a “medical subsidy” worth P7,000. This is a scam and the company has disowned the circulating links. By VERA Files | Jun 8, 2023 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Japan is NOT moving weapons to PH A YouTube video claimed that Japan is currently transferring weapons to the Philippines, causing alarm in China. This is not true. By VERA Files | Jun 7, 2023 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: ICJ did not scold former SC justice Carpio about a complaint he never filed, as Marcoleta claims There is no record on the official website of the ICJ that retired Supreme Court associate justice Carpio ever filed a complaint against China in the disputes settlement court. By VERA Files | Jun 7, 2023 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: ‘Fake cabbage’ video shows wax display NOT for eating A short video on Facebook (FB) is misleading netizens, claiming that certain “fake cabbages” are being sold in the country. The clip was taken from an old video showing several wax displays in Japan and were not being marketed as food. By VERA Files | Jun 7, 2023 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Video DOES NOT show an ‘attack drone made in the Philippines’ A YouTube channel and a Facebook page uploaded a video of a drone firing missiles and claimed it was manufactured in the Philippines. This is not true. A company based in the United Kingdom designed the aerial vehicle in the video. By VERA Files | Jun 7, 2023 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Data contradict Marcos’ claim that PH economy is ‘fastest growing’ in the world This is at least the second time, by VERA Files Fact Check’s count, that Marcos made an inaccurate claim about the Philippines’ economic standing. By VERA Files | Jun 6, 2023 | 3-minute read KEEP READING Posts pagination Newer posts 1 … 69 70 71 72 73 … 292 Older posts
