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: Video, photos of protesters calling for Escudero’s resignation are AI-generated
By VERA Files
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Jun 30, 2025
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A fake video posted on Facebook shows protesters calling for Senate President Francis Escudero's resignation. The video was generated using artificial intelligence.

FACT CHECK: Video FALSELY relates Sara Duterte’s impeachment to Fernando Lopez’s 1966 exclusion from NSC
By VERA Files
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Jun 30, 2025
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A Facebook reel is falsely claiming that Vice President Sara Duterte is having the same fate as Fernando Lopez Sr., the vice president of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos Sr., who was supposedly impeached in 1966.

FACT CHECK: Ombudsman did NOT convict Sara over alleged fund misuse
By VERA Files
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Jun 30, 2025
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Facebook and YouTube posts claim that the Ombudsman has convicted Vice President Sara Duterte and ordered her imprisonment. This is false.
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