On The Record, where VERA Files was seen and heard

Record of interviews, talks and articles where VERA Files was featured.

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Oct 4, 2023

Knight Center’s Journalism Courses program surpasses 300,000 people trained worldwide

Charmaine Deogracias, editor and social media manager at VERA Files and student of multiple Knight Center courses.

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Dec 6, 2022

Committee on Justice and Human Rights, Senate of the Philippines

Ellen Tordesillas is one of the panel on S. No. 1296 – Criminalizing Fake News.

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Nov 28, 2022

Committee on Public Information and Mass Media, Senate of the Philippines

Ellen Tordesillas is one of the panel on S. No. 191 – Proliferation and Spread of False Information or “Fake News” public hearing.

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Nov 30, 2022

Indonesia Fact-Checking Summit 2022

Celine Samson is one of the panel on fact-checking during the elections session.

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Aug 8, 2022

Women Journalist Journal of UN Women

The journal tells ten personal stories of women journalists in Asia Pacific.

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Jul 2, 2022

Too complacent for too many years

How will truthtelling fare under the Bongbong Marcos presidency?

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May 11, 2022

Auf Brutalo-Duterte folgt “Bongbong” Marcos

“The election victory of ‘Bongbong’ Marcos is indeed scary. If lies are the basis of his presidency, what and how many truths would he suppress to prop up his government? It’s scary for us media,” says Filipino investigative journalist Ellen Tordesillas in BILD.

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Feb 19, 2022

Meta Journalism Project: Global Health Fellows Reflect on a Year Spent Combating Health Misinformation

In late 2020, Meta partnered with 10 fact-checking organizations to launch a year-long health fellowship to combat health misinformation around the world. One year later, those fellows reflected on their experiences.

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Feb 16, 2022

24 Oras

Isa sa sinasabing problema ngayong eleksyon 2022 ang paglipana ng fake news at maling impormasyon na maaaring maka-apekto sa pagdedesisyon ng mga botante. Ang kaso, batay sa survey ng Social Weather Station, isa sa sa bawat dalawang pinoy ang hirap malaman kung alin ang peke o hindi. | Feb. 16, 2022

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Feb 13, 2022

Teleradyo

Filipinos find it difficult to spot fake news on social media, according to SWS. Media experts say this finding is not necessarily a bad thing, but extra care must be exercised in news consumption, and further steps should be taken to elevate our level of media literacy.

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Feb 9, 2022

After the Fact | ANC (9 February 2022)

Tsek.PH project coordinator Rachel Khan and Vera Files online verification team head Celine Samson discuss the situation in the country when it comes to the proliferation of fake news ahead of #Halalan2022. #ANCAfterTheFact

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Feb 9, 2022

After the Fact | ANC (9 February 2022)

What should social media platforms do to address misinformation? Tsek.PH project coordinator Rachel Khan and Vera Files online verification team head Celine Samson weigh in. #ANCAfterTheFact

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Feb 9, 2022

After the Fact | ANC (9 February 2022)

How to spot fake news ahead of the May elections

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Dec 29, 2021

After the Fact | ANC (29 December 2021)

Celine Samson interview at ANC’s After the Fact about a VERA Files Yearender report that Marcos Jr. benefited most from election-related disinformation in 2021

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Dec 19, 2021

The Download: Finding the truth with VERA Files

Staś speaks to Celine Samson from VERA Files, an independent media organization that is one of Facebook’s three authorized fact checkers in the Philippines. How big of a threat is misinformation in the country? And what can people do to protect themselves?

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Dec 13, 2021