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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Martial law NOT declared after Chinese water cannon attack

By VERA Files | Aug 15, 2023 8:21 AM

A YouTube video falsely claimed that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. declared martial law after a Chinese vessel fired water cannons at Philippine Coast Guard supply boats near Ayungin Shoal on Aug. 5. This is not true but a clickbait to a video showing several senators condemning China’s attack. First uploaded on Aug. 8, the 22-minute […]

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: EU-Philippines defense agreement claim NEEDS CONTEXT

By VERA Files | Aug 10, 2023 4:02 PM

A video on Facebook has claimed that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. managed to secure financial assistance as well as a defense agreement with the European Union during the visit of the European Commission(EC) president last month. This needs context. On July 31, an FB page published the video with this headline: “60 MILLION EUROS PARA […]

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Marcos DID NOT reclaim Sabah during recent Malaysia trip

By VERA Files | Aug 08, 2023 2:36 AM

A YouTube video bore a clickbait thumbnail and headline saying President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos reclaimed Sabah during his state visit to Malaysia. This is not true. The territorial claim over Sabah was not on the agenda of Marcos’ three-day official visit last month. Posted on July 28, the video featured a photo of Marcos juxtaposed […]

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Hontiveros did NOT call Marcos childish

By VERA Files | Jul 31, 2023 5:14 PM

At least three Facebook (FB) videos wrongly claimed that Sen. Risa Hontiveros called President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. immature, following his administration’s decision to disengage with the International Criminal Court (ICC). This is misleading. The opposition senator never directed such a remark against the president. At the start of a 10-minute video uploaded by an […]

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Marcos did NOT order Navy, PCG to surround Chinese ships at Recto Bank

By VERA Files | Jul 19, 2023 5:25 PM

A Facebook page (FB) reposted a YouTube video falsely claiming that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. ordered the country’s Navy and Coast Guard to surround Chinese ships at Recto Bank. Marcos has made no such order, contrary to the video narrator’s claim quoting the chief executive as saying he would defend the Philippines’ sovereignty and rights […]

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SAY WHAT: A video falsely insinuated in its title that ex-president Rodrigo Duterte criticized his successor, Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos. In an ambush interview just days ago, Duterte actually said that Marcos’ first year as president was “good.”

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Video title that says Duterte criticized Marcos MISLEADING

By VERA Files | Jun 30, 2023 12:24 PM

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.

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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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