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VERA Files Fact Check tracks the false claims, flip-flops, misleading statements of public officials and figures, and debunks them with factual evidence. It also fights misinformation and disinformation spread on the internet. This project is supported by the National Endowment for Democracy (NED).
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FACT CHECK: DSWD is NOT offering P3,000 food stamps for everyone
By VERA Files
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Nov 28, 2025
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The DSWD does not have a program that offers monthly P3,000 food stamps to all Filipinos.
FACT CHECK: Noli De Castro DID NOT release ‘message’ defending Duterte’s drug war
By VERA Files
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Nov 28, 2025
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A quote card showing news anchor Noli "Kabayan" De Castro supposedly defending former president Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs is once again circulating online. This is fake.
FACT CHECK: Clip from Nepal protest PASSED OFF as anti-corruption rally in PH
By VERA Files
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Nov 28, 2025
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A video from the "Gen Z protests" in Nepal is being falsely claimed as scenes from an anti-corruption rally in the Philippines.
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