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: Optional retirement age NOT lowered to 40 years A Facebook Reel is erroneously claiming that people aged 40 and above can now claim a monthly pension from the Social Security System. By VERA Files | Jul 13, 2023 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Video DOES NOT show Philippines’ ‘newly-acquired’ submarine in Palawan A YouTube channel claimed to show a video of the Philippines’ first-ever nuclear submarine. This is false. The Spanish Navy owns the submarine in the clip. By VERA Files | Jul 13, 2023 | 3-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: FAKE video of Marcos criticizing Filipino voters appears on FB A Facebook video supposedly showing Ferdinand Marcos Sr. questioning Filipinos who voted for actors into the Senate is gaining traction. This is a cheap fake. By VERA Files | Jul 12, 2023 | 3-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: PH NOT installing lasers on its ships A YouTube video falsely claimed that a powerful laser will be installed on Philippine ships. There is no such plan. By VERA Files | Jul 12, 2023 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT SHEET: Top concerns of military, other uniformed personnel on the Marcos admin’s pension reform proposal The PMA Class of 1971 told the economic team to first complete a full actuarial study, saying the P9.6 trillion estimate by the GSIS in 2019 to fully fund the pension system is “misleading.” By VERA Files | Jul 12, 2023 | 8-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: PGH, endocrinologist Augusto Litonjua NOT promoting milk supplement for diabetes An impostor of the Philippine General Hospital has claimed on Facebook that endocrinologist Augusto Litonjua endorsed Glufarelin. By VERA Files | Jul 7, 2023 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: PH Navy did NOT confront Chinese ships in Panatag Shoal A video falsely claims that the Philippine Navy recently sent warships to challenge Chinese Coast Guard vessels at Panatag Shoal. By VERA Files | Jul 7, 2023 | 3-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Sandiganbayan, NOT Supreme Court, dismissed Marcos ill-gotten wealth case A YouTube video claims that the Supreme Court has dismissed an ill-gotten wealth case against the Marcoses. Not true. By VERA Files | Jul 6, 2023 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Viral video of lava flow from Iceland volcano, NOT Mayon An old clip of a volcanic eruption in Iceland was posted as a Facebook reel and passed off as lava flows from Mayon Volcano in Albay. By VERA Files | Jul 5, 2023 | 3-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Impostor groups share FAKE online registration for DSWD’s food stamp program A number of Facebook groups are offering netizens “slots” in the DSWD's food stamp program. This so-called online registration is not authorized by the DSWD. By VERA Files | Jul 5, 2023 | 3-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: PH media DID report on UAE’s pardon of three Pinoy convicts The pardon of three Filipino convicts by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on the request of President Ferdinand Marcos was reported by the country’s media, contrary to a vlogger’s claim. By VERA Files | Jul 4, 2023 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Jet Li NOT dead, video a HOAX A Filipino Facebook user published a reel claiming international action star Jet Li has died, including a photo of his alleged funeral as proof. This is fake. By VERA Files | Jul 4, 2023 | 2-minute read KEEP READING Posts pagination Newer posts 1 … 81 82 83 84 85 … 308 Older posts
