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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). VERA Files is also part of Facebook’s third-party fact-checking program.

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Duterte changes tune on terminating PH-US VFA

From stressing that the Philippines “did not need”…

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Former NCCA chair, netizens mislead with outdated photos of Chinese flags in Cavite

At least two Facebook (FB) pages and six private…

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Quote card on Poe seeking to ‘block FB’ FAKE

This post is fake. Don't believe it.

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Japan DID NOT say it will ‘protect’ PH from China

The post skews a statement the Philippine…

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Locsin’s claim that arrest of Islamic drug lord ‘triggered’ Marawi siege needs context

Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr.…

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: MISLEADING video claims Poe ‘criticized Duterte’s COVID-19 response’

She did not discredit the government’s efforts.

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