VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Marcos DID NOT reclaim Sabah during recent Malaysia trip
A YouTube video falsely claimed that President Bongbong Marcos reclaimed Sabah during his state visit to Malaysia. This is not true.
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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Hontiveros did NOT call Marcos childish
At least three Facebook videos wrongly claimed that Sen. Risa Hontiveros called President Bongbong Marcos immature, following his administration’s decision to disengage with the International Criminal Court.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Marcos did NOT order Navy, PCG to surround Chinese ships at Recto Bank
A YouTube video falsely claims that President Bongbong Marcos ordered the country’s Navy and Coast Guard to surround Chinese ships at Recto Bank.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Video title that says Duterte criticized Marcos MISLEADING
A vlogger posted a video with a title falsely insinuating that former president Rodrigo Duterte criticized President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos’ performance in his first year in office.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Claim that Hontiveros called President Marcos ‘lutang’ MISLEADS
A video claimed that Sen. Risa Hontiveros called President Bongbong Marcos 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.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: NO ‘$30 billion’ ADB grant unveiled by Marcos
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.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Biden did NOT cry at meeting with Marcos in the US
A YouTube video is erroneously claiming that US President Joe Biden cried as he welcomed President Bongbong Marcos to the White House this week.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Marcos, Tulfo NOT shutting down PCSO
A video circulating on social media falsely suggests that President Bongbong Marcos and Sen. Raffy Tulfo issued an order to close down the PCSO.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Media DID cover Bulacan hospital groundbreaking
Videos on social media claimed there was no media coverage of the April 19 groundbreaking ceremony for the St. Bernadette Children and Maternity Hospital in Bulacan led by President Bongbong Marcos.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: There is NO Marcos gold in the World Bank
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.
