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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Claim that Hontiveros called President Marcos ‘lutang’ MISLEADS

By VERA Files | Jun 03, 2023 10:43 PM

A video claimed that Sen. Risa Hontiveros called President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. lutang (spaced out). This is misleading. The senator used the term to describe the hasty passage of the Maharlika Fund bill, and was not referring to the president. In a video dated May 29, pro-Marcos vlogger Coach Jarret (real name: Jarret Pulido) claimed […]

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: NO ‘$30 billion’ ADB grant unveiled by Marcos

By VERA Files | May 30, 2023 2:39 PM

A YouTube channel is erroneously claiming that President Ferdinand Marcos recently revealed that the Asian Development Bank (ADB) will give the Philippines $30 billion to support its development programs. It made a miscalculation. On May 23, the channel published a video carrying this false headline: “PBBM ISINIWALAT 30BILLION $ ANG FUTURE PLAN NG PILIPINAS PARTNERSHIP […]

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Biden did NOT cry at meeting with Marcos in the US

By VERA Files | May 05, 2023 10:46 PM

A video on YouTube is erroneously claiming that United States President Joseph Biden burst into tears as he welcomed President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos to the White House this week. This is not true. On May 1, a YouTube channel published a video that bore the false headline: “KAKAPASOK LANG OMG! si PRES MARCOS lang NAKAKAGAWA […]

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Marcos, Tulfo NOT shutting down PCSO

By VERA Files | May 01, 2023 12:15 PM

A video circulating on social media falsely suggests that President Ferdinand Marcos and Sen. Raffy Tulfo issued an order to close down the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO). On April 23, a YouTube channel published a video that bore the headline: “KAKAPASOK LANG SENADO NASHOCKED sa NATUKLASAN at UTOS ni RAFFY TULFO PBBM sa PCSO […]

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Media DID cover Bulacan hospital groundbreaking

By VERA Files | May 01, 2023 12:08 PM

Videos posted on YouTube and Facebook (FB) claimed there was no media coverage of the April 19 groundbreaking ceremony for the St. Bernadette Children and Maternity Hospital in San Jose del Monte, Bulacan led by President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos. This is false. Media organizations such as ABS-CBN, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, the Manila Standard, […]

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: There is NO Marcos gold in the World Bank

By VERA Files | Apr 26, 2023 3:37 PM

A TikTok video is rehashing bogus claims about the Marcos family’s supposed gold reserves stored in the World Bank. These “deposits” are non-existent. Specifically, it claimed that: It also falsely reported that Marcos Jr.’s meeting with World Bank officials was not reported by the mainstream media. VERA Files Fact Check debunks these claims, which were […]

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Marcos DID NOT appoint Marcoleta as Agriculture secretary

By VERA Files | Mar 31, 2023 10:42 PM

A video posted on Facebook (FB) and YouTube falsely claims that President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos appointed SAGIP partylist Rep. Rodante Marcoleta as agriculture secretary. No such appointment has been made. The 12-minute and 18-second video posted on March 23 bore the headline: “KAKAPASOK LANG (JUST IN) GOODNEWS PBBM BIGLAANG UTOS MARCOLETA BlNlGYAN ng POSlSYON (PBBM […]

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The vape genie is out of the bottle

By Booma Cruz | Mar 10, 2023 5:18 PM

The vape genie is out of the bottle and the Senate, one of the two branches of Congress responsible for letting the genie out, is furious.

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Video claiming Marcos against jeepney phaseout NEEDS CONTEXT

By VERA Files | Mar 07, 2023 6:37 PM

A Facebook (FB) video title claimed that President Ferdinand Marcos is not in favor of phasing out old jeepneys. “Pbbm ayaw ng jeepney phase out (President Marcos does not want to phase out jeepneys),” the title of a March 2 video by FB page Project Palerista read. This needs context. Marcos said that the public […]

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EDSA sa panahon ni Bongbong: Awkward

By Christian Esguerra | Feb 26, 2023 2:37 PM

Mas maganda kung may kasamang hustisya sa reconciliation. Pakinggan ang komentaryo ni Christian Esguerra ngayong linggo.

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