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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: There is NO Philippine arrest warrant vs Bill Gates

By VERA Files | Mar 09, 2023 7:55 PM

A widely-circulated web article about a Philippine court ordering the arrest of American business magnate Bill Gates is fake. Below, VERA Files Fact Check debunks two claims in a March 2 “fact-checked” article by News Punch, an alternative American news publication. Claim Rating A Philippine court issued an international arrest warrant for Bill Gates, as […]

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#VERAFIED: Pahayag ni Marcos na ‘nangunguna’ ang PH sa pagbangon ng ekonomiya sa Asia-Pacific, mundo HINDI TOTOO

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Pahayag ni Marcos na ‘nangunguna’ ang PH sa pagbangon ng ekonomiya sa Asia-Pacific, mundo HINDI TOTOO

By VERA Files | Jan 30, 2023 7:35 PM

Sa kanyang arrival statement sa Maynila mula sa Davos, Switzerland noong Enero 21, sinabi ni Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos Jr. na ang Pilipinas ay “nangunguna [sa] economic recovery” hindi lamang sa rehiyon ng Asia-Pacific kundi maging sa mundo. Ito ay hindi totoo.

COVID-19, Davos, economic recovery, Ferdinand Marcos Jr., Gross Domestic Product, inflation, Pandemic, southeast asia, Switzerland, unemployment, World Economic Forum

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Marcos wrongly states that PH is ‘leading’ in economic recovery in Asia-Pacific, world

By VERA Files | Jan 30, 2023 7:35 PM

Delivering his arrival statement in Manila from Davos, Switzerland on Jan. 21, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. claimed that the Philippines is “leading [in] economic recovery” not only in the Asia-Pacific region but also in the world. This is false. STATEMENT After participating in the World Economic Forum (WEF) held from Jan. 16 to 20, Marcos […]

COVID-19, Davos, economic recovery, Ferdinand Marcos Jr., Gross Domestic Product, inflation, Pandemic, southeast asia, Switzerland, unemployment, World Economic Forum

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VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Is the Philippine debt still ‘manageable’?

By VERA Files | Jan 17, 2023 2:44 PM

The COVID-19 pandemic forced the government to borrow at the historic level of P3.2 trillion to manage the unprecedented health and economic crises that included providing stimulus packages for small businesses, unemployment benefits, incentives and financial assistance for health and other essential workers. The national debt in 2021, a year after the pandemic hit, reached […]

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VERA FILES FACT SHEET: ‘Mapapamahalaan’ pa ba ang utang ng Pilipinas?

By VERA Files | Jan 17, 2023 2:44 PM

Sa simula ng 2023, iniulat ng isang international debt watcher na ang Pilipinas ay kabilang sa ilang mga bansa na makakakita ng pagbaba sa kanilang debt stock “ng ilang percentage points” batay sa inaasahang mataas na nominal GDP growth.

Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, borrowing, Bureau of the Treasury, COVID-19, debt, Department of Finance, Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos, GDP, loan, Pandemic, Philippines

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: NO data supporting Omicron XBB variant is ‘5x’ deadlier than Delta

By VERA Files | Jan 10, 2023 11:18 PM

With the rise of COVID-19 cases overseas, a text post is spreading among Filipinos on social media and private messaging platforms claiming the new COVID-19 subvariant XBB.1.5 is more lethal than the Delta variant. This is not true. The text, which started to circulate after New Year’s day, cited as its source an unspecified “Singaporean […]

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK YEARENDER: ‘Buy one, get scammed free’: Mga scam, nagkalat sa social media nitong 2022

By Enrico Berdos and Bryan Manalang | Dec 28, 2022 8:00 AM

Iba-iba ang mga modus ng bogus posts na nagkalat sa social media: mga biglaang anunsyo ng ayuda, mga gamot ng iba’t ibang sakit at mga pila ng tao na bibili ng bagsak-presyo na aircon.

2022 yearender, ayuda, COVID-19, gamot, Liza Ramoso-Ong, scam, shopping, Willie Ong, willie revillame, yearender

VERA FILES FACT CHECK YEARENDER: Biggest flip-flops of Marcos and his Cabinet in 2022

By Rhoanne De Guzman | Dec 21, 2022 8:00 AM

After Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. assumed the presidency on June 30, inconsistencies in the statements of top government officials have prevailed and confused the public.

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World Bank: COVID-19 worsens child malnutrition, stunting in PH

By Tita C. Valderama | Dec 19, 2022 11:00 AM

Undernutrition would increase the likelihood of children performing worse at school and achieve lower productivity as adults.

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK YEARENDER: Scorecard: Six years of fact checking Duterte

By Ivel John M. Santos and Tatiana Maligro | Dec 17, 2022 8:45 AM

From politics to religion, peace talks to war on drugs, former president Rodrigo Duterte was unfiltered in tackling various issues during his six-year term. His pronouncements using unorthodox language, often fiery and off-color, were a major source of misinformation and disinformation that targeted his critics or propped up his image.

2022 yearender, COVID-19, Davao City mayor, International Criminal Court, Malacañang Palace, PRESIDENT, Rodrigo Duterte, War on drugs, west philippine sea, yearender