On The Record, where VERA Files was seen and heard

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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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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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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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Indonesia Fact-Checking Summit 2022

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

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Women Journalist Journal of UN Women

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

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Too complacent for too many years

How will truthtelling fare under the Bongbong Marcos presidency?

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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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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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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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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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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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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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After the Fact | ANC (9 February 2022)

How to spot fake news ahead of the May elections

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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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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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Le Faux Dans L’info

VeraFiles lutte contre la désinformation sur Viber

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Facebook users rewrite Marcos history in race to succeed Duterte

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Row over Oxford degree comes back to haunt Ferdinand Marcos Jr

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Media and Information Literacy: Towards A Democracy Resilient Society ( A Scholastic Outreach Program on Voter Education )

PPI voter education webinar for Tuguegarao

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Media and Information Literacy: Towards A Democracy Resilient Society ( A Scholastic Outreach Program on Voter Education )

PPI voter education webinar for Isabela

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Ellen Tordesillas interview at Korber Stiffung

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Telum Talks To… Meeko Angela Camba, Reporter / Editor at VERA Files

Telum Media feature on VERA Files

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Well-Sichten interview

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Out of the Loop: Women & Information Vacuums | #MILforWomen Podcast

Global Neighborhood for Media Innovation podcast on gendered disinformation and information vacuums

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Media and Information Literacy: Towards A Democracy Resilient Society ( A Scholastic Outreach Program on Voter Education )

PPI voter education webinar for Palawan

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Media and Information Literacy: Towards A Democracy Resilient Society ( A Scholastic Outreach Program on Voter Education )

PPI voter education webinar for Bacolod

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Podcast: Killings have nothing to do with democracy

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Media and Information Literacy: Towards A Democracy Resilient Society ( A Scholastic Outreach Program on Voter Education )

PPI voter education webinar for Cebu Normal University

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Media and Information Literacy: Towards A Democracy Resilient Society ( A Scholastic Outreach Program on Voter Education )

PPI voter education webinar for West Visayas State University (Iloilo)

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Media and Information Literacy: Towards A Democracy Resilient Society ( A Scholastic Outreach Program on Voter Education )

PPI voter education webinar for Davao

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Media and Information Literacy: Towards A Democracy Resilient Society ( A Scholastic Outreach Program on Voter Education )

PPI voter education webinar for Isabela

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Media and Information Literacy: Towards A Democracy Resilient Society ( A Scholastic Outreach Program on Voter Education )

PPI voter education webinar for Cavite State University

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Media and Information Literacy: Towards A Democracy Resilient Society ( A Scholastic Outreach Program on Voter Education )

PPI voter education webinar for Polytechnic University of the Philippines

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Three fact-checking challenges in Southeast Asia

Dr. Nuurrianti Jalli’s article for The Conversation on fact-checking challenges in Southeast Asia