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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Claim that Sara Duterte will abolish K to 12 FALSE

By vera files fact check | Jun 23, 2022 9:31 AM

Several social media posts are spreading the false claim that Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte-Carpio will scrap the K to 12 education system. Posted on Facebook (FB) group random pics from pinterest last June 21, four screenshots of a TikTok video bore the superimposed text: “K-12 tatanggalin na daw gagi na abotan agad […]

Department of Education, false, k-12, Sara Duterte-Carpio, Tiktok

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Doc Willie Ong DID NOT endorse anti-arthritis supplement

By vera files fact check | Jun 21, 2022 7:31 PM

A Facebook (FB) video used a clip of cardiologist and social media personality Doc Willie Ong to claim that he endorsed an anti-arthritis supplement called Arthriheal. Not true. Posted by the FB page Reinvigorate on May 18, part of the video played a seven-second clip from one of Ong’s vlog posts while a male narrator […]

Doc Willie Ong, health misinformation

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: NO TRUTH to claim Marcos wants Cayetano kicked out as senator

By VERA Files Fact Check | Jun 20, 2022 9:26 PM

Another erroneous online article claimed President-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. wants returning senator Alan Peter Cayetano replaced, this time by Rep. Rodante Marcoleta. It is a false claim.

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Infographic SATIRE: Cayetano cancels 10k ayuda due to high demand in FB comment sections

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Netizens share SATIRICAL news card of Cayetano canceling P10K ayuda

By VERA Files Fact Check | Jun 20, 2022 11:06 AM

Several Facebook (FB) pages uploaded a satirical graphic claiming that Senator-elect Alan Peter Cayetano turned back on his promise to provide a P10,000 ayuda (cash assistance) as if it were true.

Alan Peter Cayetano, ayuda, cash aid, satire

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: FB post FALSELY claims healing ability of sliced onions

By vera files fact check | Jun 17, 2022 9:31 PM

A Filipino netizen’s Facebook (FB) post wrongly claimed that sliced onions placed under the soles of the feet or in an open jar near a sick person are effective in curing colds, coughs, and fever. The FB post, which first appeared on Sept. 3, 2021, recently gained traction among Filipinos, Argentinians, and Colombians. It specifically […]

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Gadon NOT replacing Cayetano as senator

By vera files fact check | Jun 17, 2022 1:52 PM

A website article falsely claimed President-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. will supplant returning Senator Alan Peter Cayetano with controversial lawyer Lorenzo “Larry” Gadon. Marcos has said no such thing. On June 15, an article was published that carried the headline: “Papalitan? Pres. BBM kumpirmado at handang ipalit si Atty. Gadon kay Cayetano sa Senado para […]

Alan Cayetano, Bongbong, falsemarcos, larry gadon

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Another graphic comparing Manila Bay conditions MISLEADS netizens

By vera files fact check | Jun 16, 2022 11:07 AM

Several Facebook (FB) pages posted an image showing contrasting conditions of the Manila Bay, suggesting that outgoing President Rodrigo Duterte did a better job than his predecessor, the late former President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III, in cleaning up the famous harbor. It is misleading. The deceptive graphic was posted on June 7 and continues to […]

Duterte, Manila Bay, Noynoy Aquino

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Kris Aquino DEATH HOAX post used to SCAM people

By vera files fact check | Jun 15, 2022 6:38 PM

Kris Aquino is a victim of a death hoax yet again. A Facebook (FB) page falsely claims that the celebrity has died, but only to mislead people to visit a scam site using the Department of Social and Welfare Development’s (DSWD) name. Posted on June 12 by FB page Bong Bong Marcos Tulong Ayuda (created […]

death hoax, DSWD, fake, Kris Aquino, scam

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: NAIA will NOT be renamed Manila Int’l Airport again

By vera files fact check | Jun 15, 2022 11:15 AM

A website article claims President-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. will revert the name of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) to Manila International Airport (MIA). On June 12, an article made the rounds online with the spurious headline: “Papalitan Na? Pres. Marcos papalitan na ang NAIA to MIA, Atty. Gadon ilibas (sic) na ang mga […]

bongbong marcos, false, NAIA, ninoy aquino international airport

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: FB post claiming Robredo filled out SOCE with invisible ink is SATIRE

By vera files fact check | Jun 14, 2022 10:07 AM

A satirical Facebook (FB) post misled netizens into believing the camp of outgoing Vice President Leni Robredo filed her Statement of Contributions and Expenditures (SOCE) using transparent ink. On June 10, satire FB page Philippine Daily New Society (created on May 13, 2022) published a post about the Robredo camp allegedly filling out her SOCE […]

invisible ink, Leni Robredo, PHLVOTE2022, satire