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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Biden did NOT cry at meeting with Marcos in the US

By VERA Files | May 05, 2023 10:46 PM

A video on YouTube is erroneously claiming that United States President Joseph Biden burst into tears as he welcomed President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos to the White House this week. This is not true. On May 1, a YouTube channel published a video that bore the false headline: “KAKAPASOK LANG OMG! si PRES MARCOS lang NAKAKAGAWA […]

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Doc Willie Ong NOT selling pesticide, ALTERED photos used

By VERA Files | May 05, 2023 12:24 PM

Scammers are again using the identity of cardiologist Dr. Willie Ong to fraudulently promote unlicensed products, this time for pesticide. The advertisements continue to circulate this May, over two weeks since first appearing on April 18. Part of the text of one of the ads read: “[T]he Japanese Institute of Biological Research has introduced [a […]

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Video revives FALSE airport renaming claim amid power outage mess

By VERA Files | May 04, 2023 1:20 PM

A circulating video is repeating the false claim that President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos has ordered the renaming of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) to Manila International Airport (MIA). No such order has been issued. In a Sept. 13, 2022 interview, Marcos said that renaming the airport is not among his administration’s priorities. House Bill […]

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Video shows Japan coast guard in Tokyo, NOT Batangas

By VERA Files | May 04, 2023 1:09 PM

A YouTube channel passed off an old clip of a drill as one that supposedly shows the Japanese Coast Guard (JCG) sending ships lately to Pag-asa Island to drive away Chinese vessels. This is false. The video is five years old and was taken in Japan. Posted on April 17, the 3-minute and 20-second video […]

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Robinsons Supermarket NOT handing out gift bags online

By VERA Files | May 03, 2023 6:49 PM

A fan page on Facebook (FB) pretending to be affiliated with Robinsons Supermarket has duped thousands of netizens into interacting with its posts, claiming to give away gift bags for the grocery chain’s “anniversary.” Three such fake posts by FB page 𝙍𝙤𝙗𝙞𝙣𝙨𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙎𝙪𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙢𝙖𝙧𝙠𝙚𝙩 𝙁𝙖𝙣𝙨 read: “Upang ipagdiwang ang kaarawan ng @Robinsons Supermarket, padadalhan ka namin […]

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Face masks, vaxx cards NOT required under Alert Level 1

By VERA Files | May 03, 2023 6:32 PM

An infographic is making the rounds on Facebook (FB), erroneously claiming that wearing face masks and presenting vaccination cards when entering establishments are mandatory while Metro Manila remains under alert level 1. This is not true. The Department of Health (DOH) has denied the claim, calling it a “false circulating post.” It emerged as early […]

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Japan NOT involved in water cannon firing in WPS

By VERA Files | May 03, 2023 11:39 AM

A video claiming that the Japanese Coast Guard has started using water cannons to repel Chinese fishing vessels in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) is incorrect. The incident cited in the clip actually took place in the East China Sea 11 years ago between the JCG and Taiwanese fishing boats. The eight-minute and seven-second video […]

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Videos do NOT show zombie outbreaks in China, India

By VERA Files | May 03, 2023 11:25 AM

A couple of videos published by a Facebook (FB) user supposedly featuring zombie outbreaks in China and India continue to circulate almost a month after they first appeared. There are no zombie outbreaks occurring in these two countries.The videos that emerged on April 6 carry the following fabricated headlines: The first video is an amateur […]

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Marcos, Tulfo NOT shutting down PCSO

By VERA Files | May 01, 2023 12:15 PM

A video circulating on social media falsely suggests that President Ferdinand Marcos and Sen. Raffy Tulfo issued an order to close down the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO). On April 23, a YouTube channel published a video that bore the headline: “KAKAPASOK LANG SENADO NASHOCKED sa NATUKLASAN at UTOS ni RAFFY TULFO PBBM sa PCSO […]

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Media DID cover Bulacan hospital groundbreaking

By VERA Files | May 01, 2023 12:08 PM

Videos posted on YouTube and Facebook (FB) claimed there was no media coverage of the April 19 groundbreaking ceremony for the St. Bernadette Children and Maternity Hospital in San Jose del Monte, Bulacan led by President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos. This is false. Media organizations such as ABS-CBN, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, the Manila Standard, […]

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