FACT CHECK
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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Latest Stories

FACT CHECK: Ballots NOT ‘thin,’ do NOT make ‘small dots’
By VERA Files
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May 10, 2025
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A text message is spreading online advising the public to place only small dots on the ballots on May 12 to prevent overvoting. The Comelec said not to do this.

FACT CHECK: “Running only for money” video of Richard Gomez AI-manipulated
By VERA Files
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May 10, 2025
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The video of Leyte Rep. Richard Gomez (4th Dist.) supposedly saying he is running again for a congressional seat just to get rich was manipulated through AI.

FACT CHECK: Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost is new pope, NOT Tagle
By VERA Files
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May 9, 2025
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A Facebook video falsely claims Cardinal Luis Tagle was chosen as the new pope. Pope Leo XIV, born Robert Francis Prevost, is the next Bishop of Rome.
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