VERA Files
Two Facebook (FB) pages published videos erroneously suggesting that Sen. Loren Legarda has been removed from office, with either lawyer Larry Gadon or Ormoc City Mayor Lucy Torres-Gomez to replace […]
A video on Facebook (FB) claiming that Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles has exposed the forgers behind the fake document on the appointment of an immigration commissioner is not true. On […]
Old videos where the late senator Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Jr. showed his support for the legalization of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and the New People’s Army (NPA) […]
A video circulating on social media falsely claims that Social Welfare Secretary Erwin Tulfo rejected ex-vice president Leni Robredo’s offer to help his department during calamities. “DSWD TINANGGIHAN ANG ALOK […]
A video on Facebook (FB) is falsely claiming that the significantly reduced 2023 budget of the University of the Philippines (UP) system has been approved. On Aug. 26, an FB […]
A Facebook (FB) page claims that a local grass, commonly known as paragis (scientific name Eleusine indica), can treat a myriad of diseases, including cancer, cysts, and irregular menstruation. This […]
A vlogger falsely claimed in a Facebook (FB) post that former vice president and Angat Buhay Inc. chairperson Leni Robredo visited Social Welfare Secretary Erwin Tulfo without an appointment. But […]
A netizen posted a graphic of former senator Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Jr. and claimed that he was a convicted criminal. This needs context. “Ninoy Aquino is a Convicted Criminal; NOT […]
Several photos uploaded on Facebook (FB) that advertised the sale of an air conditioner were not taken at SM Megamall as the post claimed. And the link it provided for ordering […]
A Filipino Facebook (FB) page gave false context for two images of a Vietnamese celebrity’s jam-packed mall tour in his country. The publisher claimed people were fainting while lining up […]