VERA Files
A Facebook (FB) video maliciously used old photos of Chinese people drinking champagne to illustrate that China celebrated the death of Shinzo Abe, former prime minister of Japan. Posted on […]
A Facebook (FB) video falsely insinuated that Department of Social Welfare and Development Secretary (DSWD) Erwin Tulfo will file a case against former vice president Leni Robredo for using government […]
A Facebook video falsely claimed that National Security Adviser Clarita Carlos fired Lorraine Badoy as spokesperson for the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC). Part of […]
A TikTok video misused photos showing Manila Bay full of garbage to claim that this was the state of the body of water under five presidents before Rodrigo Duterte. Through […]
Several Facebook (FB) pages are circulating false claims about charges against former senator Leila De Lima. In the same post is a misleading claim about the final sentencing of Rappler […]
A Facebook (FB) page reuploaded a June 21 TikTok video with erroneous claims on historical events related to the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF), the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), […]
A netizen who endorsed the use of amoxicillin to treat fever has pushed for more incorrect health advice that continues to gain traction months after it was posted. Doctors have warned against the use of the antibiotic without a proper prescription. (READ: VERA FILES FACT CHECK: FB posts carry FALSE claims on treating fever)
A doctor on TikTok claims it is wrong to drink warm water to soothe a sore throat and advised the public to eat ice chips or drink cold water instead. […]
A video wrongly claimed that President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. gave a “terse order” to incoming Education secretary and Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio to teach activists among university students a […]
A video on Facebook (FB) with nearly half a million views claims lawyer Larry Gadon has “succeeded” in his longstanding petition to rename the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) to […]