VERA Files
A number of Facebook (FB) pages and groups are sharing links to a fraudulent website that poses as an online portal for the registration of the Department of Social Welfare […]
A Facebook (FB) page claimed that people fainted at the SM Mall of Asia (MOA) while lining up to buy a heavily-discounted Japanese air conditioner. This is fake. The post […]
Another supplement, this time for the liver, posted on two Facebook (FB) pages, is making two claims: first, that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved it; and second, […]
Netizens have been misled by a satirical Facebook (FB) post insinuating no one gathered at the People Power Monument during the 50th anniversary of the declaration of martial law. Published […]
Three similar Facebook (FB) pages published a video promoting a supplement it claims was approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for joint-related ailments. It is a false claim. […]
A Facebook (FB) page uploaded multiple images of what is supposedly an unsanitary Coca-Cola plant in the Philippines to warn the public against consuming the beverage. Not true. On Sept. […]
A blog link shared on Facebook (FB) insinuates that President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos and SAGIP Partylist Rep. Rodante Marcoleta have signed a directive to close down the Manila Electric Company […]
Another Facebook (FB) video is falsely claiming that President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos confirmed the renaming of Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) back to Manila International Airport (MIA). Posted on Sept. […]
A photo of wrecked solar panels, one of the multiple images of damage said to be the result of super typhoon Nanmadol, was posted on a Filipino Facebook (FB) page. […]
Three photos of buildings that allegedly collapsed after a magnitude 6.9 earthquake last Sept. 18 near Taitung County, Taiwan, were posted by a Facebook (FB) page the next day. Published […]