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VERA Files is a verified signatory to the International Fact-Checking Network. It is also part of Meta's third-party fact-checking program that aims to fight misinformation and disinformation spread on the internet. With support from the National Endowment of Democracy, the team tracks and debunks false claims, flip-flops, misleading statements of public officials and figures. VERA Files is a verified signatory to the International Fact-Checking Network.

FACT SHEET: What exactly did the Court of Appeals say about De Lima’s case?
By Kiara Ysabel Gorrospe
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May 19, 2025
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News headlines from May 15 used the words nullified, voided, reversed and remanded to refer to an April 30 ruling of the Court of Appeals in granting a petition for certiorari on a drug case in which former senator Leila de Lima had been acquitted.

FACT SHEET: Who should take credit for the free college tuition law?
By Kiara Ysabel Gorrospe and Rhoanne De Guzman
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May 15, 2025
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With Bam Aquino poised to make a Senate comeback based on his high ranking in the May 12 polls, VERA Files Fact Check observed a barrage of posts online questioning the role he played in the passing of the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act.

FACT CHECK: Desisyon ni Marcos sa sexuality education bill nakabase sa maling impormasyon
By VERA Files
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Jan 27, 2025
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Mali si Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos Jr. sa nilalaman ng comprehensive sexuality education sa Prevention of Adolescent Pregnancy Bill sa Senado.

FACT SHEET: What we know about the HMPV virus
By Blanch Ancla
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Jan 22, 2025
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HMPV is a common respiratory virus that circulates in many countries from winter through spring. It is the sixth most common cause of influenza-like illness in the Philippines.

FACT SHEET: What’s up with the delays in the controversial Maharlika Fund?
By Psalm Mishael Taruc
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Jan 20, 2025
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Maharlika fund faces delays in first investment, safeguards in IRR weakened
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