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: FB posts offering ‘TIN ID registration assistance’ are SCAMS With new college graduates entering the workforce, several FB posts offering assistance in acquiring a TIN card for a fee are also popping up. These are scams. By VERA Files | Jun 22, 2023 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Doc Willie Ong video endorsing varicose vein spray FAKE Netizens are still interacting with a two-month-old hoax made to look like cardiologist Willie Ong is promoting a spray to reduce varicose veins. By VERA Files | Jun 22, 2023 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Pasig nuns are NOT selling an anti-aging cream Three Facebook videos claim that nuns from a monastery in Pasig are making and selling an anti-aging cream. These are fake. By VERA Files | Jun 22, 2023 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: WHO did NOT say COVID-19 vaccines cause multiple sclerosis A Filipina vlogger is falsely claiming that the WHO admitted in its website that COVID-19 vaccines can cause multiple sclerosis. By VERA Files | Jun 22, 2023 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Bato contradicts Duterte’s long-established stance on cops involved in drug trade In an interview on The Chiefs, Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa claimed that former president Rodrigo Duterte’s recent statement in dealing with cops involved in the illegal drug trade was said out of frustration. By VERA Files | Jun 21, 2023 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Explosion caught on video caused by gadget overheating, NOT man’s fart A Facebook Reel allegedly shows security footage of a man whose pants caught fire, after he farted causing his phone to blow up. The video was edited. By VERA Files | Jun 21, 2023 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK FACT SHEET: What happens when mangroves are not properly planted? Why does proper planting of mangroves matter? Here are some important facts you need to know. By VERA Files | Jun 21, 2023 | 5-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Netizen’s FB posts on Sen. Padilla and DSWD giveaways are FAKE Facebook posts claiming that the office of Sen. Robin Padilla is accepting applications for a P3,000 financial aid from the DSWD are fake. By VERA Files | Jun 20, 2023 | 3-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Video FALSELY claims 80-year-olds can now get P100,000 A Facebook video claimed that 80-year-old Filipino citizens can now claim their P100,000 centenary allowance. Not true. By VERA Files | Jun 19, 2023 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Posts about PH-SoKor hiring program for Filipino domestic helpers are FALSE Several netizens posted status updates claiming that Filipinos can now apply as domestic helpers in South Korea directly through the POEA. These are false. By VERA Files | Jun 17, 2023 | 3-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Another FAKE sky imagery of Jesus Christ circulates online A viral reel on Facebook is purportedly showing another apparition of Jesus Christ emerging in the sky. Again, this is fake. By VERA Files | Jun 17, 2023 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Jaime Fabregas DEATH HOAX used as product clickbait Over 20 Facebook posts falsely claimed that actor Jaime Fabregas has died. The hoaxes carried links that redirect to an e-commerce site. By VERA Files | Jun 17, 2023 | 2-minute read KEEP READING Posts pagination Newer posts 1 … 83 84 85 86 87 … 308 Older posts
