VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Ang alam ng mga health expert sa ngayon tungkol sa ‘Arcturus’ Omicron subvariant
Ano ang Arcturus subvariant? Dapat ba itong maging dahilan ng pag-aalala?
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FACT SHEET: What health experts know so far about ‘Arcturus’ Omicron subvariant
While the Arcturus subvariant is “increasing in global prevalence,” health officials noted that current available evidence does not show any differences in the severity of its effect compared to the original Omicron variant.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: There is NO Philippine arrest warrant vs Bill Gates
A widely-circulated web article about a Philippine court ordering the arrest of American business magnate Bill Gates is fake.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Pahayag ni Marcos na ‘nangunguna’ ang PH sa pagbangon ng ekonomiya sa Asia-Pacific, mundo HINDI TOTOO
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.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Marcos wrongly states that PH is ‘leading’ in economic recovery in Asia-Pacific, world
According to the World Bank, indicators of economic recovery include a rebounding GDP, decreasing unemployment rate and stabilizing inflation rate. The Philippines does not lead the Asia-Pacific region in any of these indicators.
FACT SHEET: Is the Philippine debt still ‘manageable’?
At the start of 2023, an international debt watcher reported that the Philippines is among the few countries that will see a decline in their debt stock “by several percentage points” based on projected high nominal GDP growth.
VERA FILES FACT SHEET: ‘Mapapamahalaan’ pa ba ang utang ng Pilipinas?
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.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: NO data supporting Omicron XBB variant is ‘5x’ deadlier than Delta
A text post is spreading among Filipinos claiming the new COVID-19 subvariant XBB.1.5 is more lethal than the Delta variant. This is not true.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK YEARENDER: ‘Buy one, get scammed free’: Mga scam, nagkalat sa social media nitong 2022
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.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK YEARENDER: Biggest flip-flops of Marcos and his Cabinet in 2022
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.
