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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Simon Cowell subject of a death HOAX once again

By VERA Files | Aug 05, 2023 11:08 AM

Multiple Facebook (FB) posts used a clickbait to direct netizens to websites which carried digitally-altered photos claiming to show English TV personality Simon Cowell in a hospital bed or in his funeral. This is a hoax. The clickbait post read: “We announce about ‘America’s Got Talent’ Simon Cowell, he has been confirmed as…See more.” Netizens […]

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The secret travel manifest to Davos

By Antonio J. Montalván II | Jan 28, 2023 10:53 AM

Sergio Osmeña Jr., then the mayor of Cebu, persuaded journalist Nestor Mata to spend the night in the city. “Stay behind, little one,” Serging said. “No, I am returning to cover the president,” replied the newspaperman who was covering the trip of President Ramon Magsaysay for the Philippine Herald.

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: CNN Philippines, DOH disown FAKE exposé on ‘hidden hypertension cure’

By VERA Files | Jan 10, 2023 11:17 AM

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, the fake posts all featured a thumbnail that showed images of Department of Health (DOH) officer-in-charge Maria Rosario Vergeire. Superimposed on it were a “breaking […]

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: FAKE ‘pabahay’ and ‘P10K ayuda’ from BBM-Sara

By vera files fact check | Sep 20, 2022 1:18 PM

A photo posted on a Facebook (FB) page claims President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos and Vice President Sara Duterte are giving away free housing and cash assistance to Filipinos online. Not true. On Sept. 14, a photo collage of the Marcos-Duterte tandem and housing units appeared on FB with the caption that read: “PABAHAY + 10K […]

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Sweden is NOT sending self-propelled artillery to Ukraine

By VERA FILES FACT CHECK | May 07, 2022 11:27 AM

A Facebook (FB) video claimed that Sweden will transfer a batch of self-propelled artillery units to Ukraine. This claim has no basis. FB page Philippines Defense Forces Forum (created on July 30, 2012) posted the two-minute video on April 26, labeling it as “breaking”. The video carried no information or explanation about the supposed military […]

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: How long did Duterte serve as Davao City mayor?

By VERA Files | Dec 10, 2016 1:06 AM

HE’S the president who wants to be mayor.

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Marcos burial: A day of celebration and outrage

Nov 20, 2016 11:04 AM

Text by MARIA FEONA IMPERIAL AND AVIGAIL OLARTE Video by LUCILLE SODIPE CLAD in white shirts and red bandanas bearing the famous peace sign, loyalists of the late strongman Ferdinand Marcos clutched the shut gates of the Libingan ng mga Bayani on Nov. 18, the day of the burial. They wanted to be let in […]

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Duterte: “I will kill you”

Oct 09, 2016 3:23 PM

For President Rodrigo Duterte, there are no limits when it comes to fighting drugs and crime. Others find him merciless, his words disturbing. His orders: Surrender or risk being killed. In his own words, “I have immunity as president. I will kill you. I will take the law into my own hands.” His inflammatory […]

Duterte does a delicate balancing act

Aug 01, 2016 6:00 AM

By ELLEN T. TORDESILLAS LAST Monday, July 25, in his first State- of-the- Nation- Address, President Duterte was applauded when he declared a unilateral ceasefire in the armed conflict with the communist rebels. He said: “To immediately stop violence on the ground, restore peace in the communities and provide enabling environment conducive to the […]

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Penalizing Distracted Driving

Jul 28, 2016 1:31 PM

Tinkering with your cellphone while driving is now punishable by law. The Anti-Distracted Driving Bill lapsed into law in July 21. Road Safety Journalism fellow Jacque Manabat reported on the highlights of the new policy last June. Let’s revisit her story here:

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