‘Polvoron’ video crumbles, AI experts find traces of facial manipulation
Last July, a low-quality video supposedly showing President Bongbong Marcos snorting a white powdery substance went viral online. VERA Files took a deeper look into it.
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FACT CHECK: FAKE CNN report on Marcos alleged drug use spreads online
Multiple Facebook posts are claiming that US-based CNN has reported that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is addicted to cocaine. This is fake. CNN has not published such a report and the image is fabricated.
FACT CHECK: Marcos NOT rushed to hospital, hidden in ‘safe house’
A YouTube video falsely claims that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. was rushed to the hospital this September.
FACT CHECK: Clip of Marcos talking about his ‘clone’ taken OUT OF CONTEXT
A clip of President Bongbong Marcos "admitting" that he is a clone needs context. It was from an old interview where he called the rumor an urban legend.
FACT CHECK: Jay Sonza misleads on Marcos drug test claim
Neither the INC nor NET25 has issued any statement on Marcos' alleged drug use, but SAGIP Party-List Rep. Rodante Marcoleta, a prominent INC member, did so.
FACT CHECK: Marcos, agricultural scientist NOT endorsing ‘organic fertilizer’
Ads posted on FB claimed that President Bongbong Marcos and an agricultural scientist are promoting Super Seed Organic Fertilizer. These are fake.
FACT CHECK: PEKE ang endorsement video ni Marcos sa isang investment platform
May video na pinamumukhang nagpo-promote ng investment platform si Pangulong Bongbong Marcos at ang iba pang personalidad. Peke ito.
Can Marcos sustain ‘caring’ persona shown in SONA?
After the standing ovations and thunderous applause in the SONA, the president should work much harder now. The midterm election is still 10 months away, and many things could still happen in between.
FACT CHECK: Pahayag ni Marcos sa ‘bumabang’ poverty index sa BARMM nangangailangan ng konteksto
Bumaba talaga ang mga datos ng kahirapan sa BARMM mula noong 2018. Ngunit nananatili itong may pinakamataas na insidente ng kahirapan sa bansa sa 34.8% noong unang kalahati ng 2023, ayon sa PSA.
FACT CHECK: Marcos’ claim on ‘decreased’ poverty index in BARMM needs context
Poverty figures in the BARMM have, indeed, decreased since 2018. But it remains to have the highest poverty incidence in the country at 34.8% as of the first half of 2023, according to PSA.