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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Coast Guard did NOT arrest Chinese fishermen in Tawi-Tawi this July

By VERA Files | Jul 27, 2023 2:47 PM

A YouTube channel used old photos from previous Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) operations to falsely claim that they recently nabbed a Chinese crew illegally fishing in Tawi-Tawi. Posted on July 16, the eight-minute video bore the headline: “Good Job! Isang Chinese fishing vessel hinuli umano ng Coast Guard – Ilegal na nangisda sa Tawi-Tawi (A […]

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Clips of different flood events NOT in South Korea

By VERA Files | Jul 26, 2023 3:21 PM

A video on Facebook (FB) claiming to show amateur footage of the severe flooding incident in South Korea last week used clips taken at different years and locations. On July 17, a Filipino FB user published the video with this caption: “Delubyong baha sa Korea (Catastrophic flood in Korea)! Watch this”. The footage was a […]

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: ICC did NOT order Duterte’s arrest

By VERA Files | Jul 26, 2023 2:41 PM

A video posted on Facebook (FB) erroneously claimed that the International Criminal Court (ICC) has ordered the arrest of former President Rodrigo Duterte for his role in the Philippines’ war on drugs. The narrator also claimed that persons found guilty in the Duterte administration’s bloody drug campaign have already been brought to justice. This is […]

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Sandro Marcos did NOT berate media during SONA interview

By VERA Files | Jul 26, 2023 12:05 PM

A video on Facebook (FB) is erroneously claiming that Ilocos Norte Rep. Sandro Marcos chastised reporters who were asking about the possible contents of President Ferdinand Marcos’ State of the Nation Address (SONA) speech. This is not true. On July 24, the day of the SONA, an FB page published a video that bore the […]

Sandro Marcos, SONA

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Marcos NOT the first to invite LGBT community to Palace

By VERA Files | Jul 25, 2023 3:29 PM

A Facebook (FB) video claimed that members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community were invited to Malacañang last month for the first time in history. This is not true. The group was also invited to the palace in 2019. “Take note, ito ang kauna-unahang pagkakataon na may mga nakapunta’t inimbitahan na mga […]

lgbt, Malacañang

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Scammers sell ‘scar-healing’ serums made by non-existent hospital

By VERA Files | Jul 19, 2023 6:42 PM

This month, Facebook (FB) is abound with websites and pages endorsing serums that supposedly treat skin conditions and irregularities. The products are fake. The serums are not registered with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the hospital that supposedly develops them does not exist. On July 14, a reader asked VERA Files Fact Check […]

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Geriatrician Gary Sy NOT promoting Glufarelin for diabetes

By VERA Files | Jul 19, 2023 5:38 PM

Netizens are still sharing a two-month-old Facebook (FB) post about a fake ad claiming that geriatrician Gary Sy promoted Glufarelin, a milk supplement that allegedly cures diabetes. In 2022, the Food and Drug Administration warned people against purchasing or consuming Glufarelin, which is not on the agency’s list of registered food products. Impostor FB page […]

Gary Sy, glufarelin, scam

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Marcos did NOT order Navy, PCG to surround Chinese ships at Recto Bank

By VERA Files | Jul 19, 2023 5:25 PM

A Facebook page (FB) reposted a YouTube video falsely claiming that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. ordered the country’s Navy and Coast Guard to surround Chinese ships at Recto Bank. Marcos has made no such order, contrary to the video narrator’s claim quoting the chief executive as saying he would defend the Philippines’ sovereignty and rights […]

bongbong marcos, Recto Bank

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Marcos did NOT say Meralco, Maynilad will return to gov’t

By VERA Files | Jul 18, 2023 5:48 PM

A video on Facebook (FB) is claiming that utility companies Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) and Maynilad Water Services are returning to government hands. This is not true. On July 10, an FB netizen published the video that bore the caption: “The Best ka talaga PBBM (You’re the best, President Marcos)”. The text that followed, also […]

Maynilad, Meralco

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: FAKE ‘UST Hospital’ page sells unregistered arthritis cream

By VERA Files | Jul 18, 2023 5:23 PM

An impostor of the University of Sto. Tomas (UST) Hospital is circulating an ad on Facebook (FB) for a product that supposedly cures a variety of orthopedic conditions. This is a scam. Uploaded on June 14, the fake post carried photos of UST officials receiving an award, a stock photo of a patient inside an […]

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