VERA Files
A YouTube video claims Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) newly released a P500 bill bearing the face of former president Ferdinand Marcos Sr. This claim is fake. Posted on Jan. […]
With the rise of COVID-19 cases overseas, a text post is spreading among Filipinos on social media and private messaging platforms claiming the new COVID-19 subvariant XBB.1.5 is more lethal […]
Several netizens and a Facebook (FB) page are spreading links to a counterfeit “CNN Philippines” news report on a hypertension cure deliberately concealed from patients. First posted on Jan. 1, […]
A quote card where Senior Deputy Majority Leader and Ilocos Norte Rep. Sandro Marcos allegedly said Filipinos who complain over “small matters” such as flight delays are “entitled” is spreading […]
A video on Facebook (FB) is peddling a milk supplement that claims to cure kidney-related diseases, insomnia and joint and back pain. The supplement is not on the Food and […]
A netizen reshared a five-year-old video which claimed that taking a shower daily negatively affects the body. This is not true, according to dermatologists. Fact-checking organization The Healthy Indian Project […]
An impostor Facebook (FB) page using the name of cardiologist Willie Ong posted a video promoting a cereal product that allegedly helps consumers lose weight. Ong is not endorsing MEIZOU […]
(UPDATED) Four Facebook pages posted links to impostor CNN Philippines webpages allegedly advertising a drug for diabetes that normalizes blood sugar levels within 10 minutes. “We have looked into this, […]
A video on YouTube falsely claims that the Supreme Court (SC) has ordered Sen. Risa Hontiveros to return pilfered funds from the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth). The senator is […]
A fake report about the death of celebrity Kris Aquino garnered over 452,000 views as Filipinos welcomed the new year. Posted Jan. 1 on YouTube and Facebook, the video carried […]