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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Marcos does NOT have tons of gold in Indonesia

By VERA Files | Sep 14, 2023 11:19 AM

Two YouTube videos falsely claimed that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has once again withdrawn his family’s unproven million metric tons of gold reserves, this time in Indonesia. These are clickbait to unrelated videos. When clicked, the video only showed a clip of Marcos and other leaders arriving at the Jakarta Convention Center for the opening […]

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Ninoy Aquino was NOT a CPP co-founder

By VERA Files | Sep 12, 2023 6:19 PM

A vlogger has resurrected an oft-repeated claim about the late senator Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Jr being a co-founder of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP). This claim has no basis. On Sept. 4, a vlogger behind the Facebook (FB) page AdminRich claimed: “Noong 1968, December 26, 1968, itinatag naman ni Joma Sison ang founder, […]

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Actor Gardo Versoza is NOT promoting barley powder

By VERA Files | Sep 12, 2023 6:03 PM

Seven Facebook (FB) pages impersonating actor Gardo Versoza used altered photos of his hospitalization this year to make it look like he is promoting Navitas Barley Grass Powder. The FB pages, which all used the artist’s name, posted the fraudulent ads from Aug. 29 to Sept 4. Part of the caption read: “Pinayuhan ako ng […]

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Chinese 10-dash line map does NOT cover entire PH

By VERA Files | Sep 12, 2023 4:20 PM

Two YouTube videos falsely claimed that the new 10-dash line map of China has included the entire Philippines as part of its territory. This is not true. The new map covered only parts of the country’s maritime zones. First uploaded on Aug. 31, three days after the Chinese Ministry of Natural resources released the map, […]

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: NO Marcos, Duterte order to close UP Diliman

By VERA Files | Sep 12, 2023 9:24 AM

A week before the University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman opened classes, two YouTube videos falsely claimed that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte had shut down the university. This is not true. Uploaded on Aug. 23, the video’s headline read: “SARADO NA UP-DlLlMAN, Grabe ang UTOS ni PBBM at VPSARA, mga […]

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Video on Marcos ASEAN leadership MISLEADS

By VERA Files | Sep 11, 2023 5:10 PM

After the Philippines expressed readiness to host the 2026 Summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), three YouTube videos emerged claiming that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. was chosen as the new leader of the regional bloc. This needs context. Chairmanship of ASEAN is by rotation, not by election. First uploaded on Sept. 5, […]

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: FB pages sell FAKE milk product for lung detox

By VERA Files | Sep 08, 2023 2:50 PM

A reader asked VERA Files Fact Check to look into a milk product that allegedly detoxifies and cleans the lungs being promoted by four Facebook (FB) pages. These are bogus claims. “Pneumonia, Bronchitis, asthma, [chronic obstructive pulmonary disease] C.O.P.D. resolved right after 7 days of using Lung Gold Milk,” read an Aug. 9 post by […]

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Netizens fall for FAKE P7K ‘DSWD’ giveaway

By VERA Files | Sep 08, 2023 1:51 PM

A graphic circulating on Facebook (FB) claimed that the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will give out a P7,000-monthly allowance for all Filipinos as part of its “Pantawid Gutom Program.” This is fake. There is no such program. Posted on Aug. 27 on a public FB group of telenovela fans, the bogus graphic […]

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Ad for FAKE gallstone ‘cure’ circulates, uses doctors’ names

By VERA Files | Sep 08, 2023 12:48 AM

A Facebook (FB) page posted a video advertisement for a product called Innercure supposedly endorsed by cardiologist Willie Ong and his general practitioner wife Liza Ramoso-Ong. This is fake. Nearly six months after it was uploaded on March 11, the video continues to circulate among Filipino netizens. It contains clips of the couple discussing causes […]

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Marcos did NOT retrieve $987B from Belgian bank

By VERA Files | Sep 08, 2023 12:37 AM

A Facebook (FB) Reel is claiming that President Ferdinand Marcos has recovered a bank account in Belgium that supposedly contains billions of dollars. This is fake. The Aug. 20 Reel bore this text: “pilipinas mag handa na.. tayo na ang pinaka mayaman sa lahat. PBBM kinuha na ang marcos account sa beldium (sic) $987B (Philippines, […]

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