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.
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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.
World Bank: COVID-19 worsens child malnutrition, stunting in PH
Undernutrition would increase the likelihood of children performing worse at school and achieve lower productivity as adults.
Scorecard: Six years of fact checking Duterte
The country’s former top public official was VERA Files’ most fact-checked personality since 2016. He was named the “most fact-checked figure” in 2018 and the top purveyor of disinformation on COVID-19 among government officials in 2020.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Marcos kinokontra si Diokno sa pagbibigay ng ‘ayuda’ sa gitna ng COVID-19 crisis
Ang pahayag ni Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos Jr. kamakailan tungkol sa pagbibigay ng perang ayuda at subsidies sa gitna ng COVID-19 pandemic ay sumasalungat sa pananaw ni Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno sa usapin.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Marcos contradicts Diokno on giving ‘ayuda’ amid COVID-19 crisis
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s recent pronouncement on granting cash assistance and subsidies amid the COVID-19 pandemic runs counter to Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno’s view on the matter.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Sara Duterte-Carpio flip flops on ‘mandatory’ face-to-face classes by November
Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio, concurrently the Education secretary, has issued Department Order No. 034 dated July 11, 2022, mandating full face-to-face classes in all public and private schools starting Nov. 2.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Sara Duterte-Carpio nag-flip-flop sa ‘mandatory’ face-to-face classes sa Nobyembre
Sa pagpapaliwanag sa mga nagawa ng Department of Education sa unang 100 araw ng administrasyong Marcos, umatras si Education Secretary Sara Duterte-Carpio sa kanyang iniutos na full face-to-face classes sa mga pampubliko at pribadong paaralan.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Pahayag ni Marcos na ‘nananatiling on track’ ang PH para maabot ang upper middle-income status sa 2023 nangangailangan ng konteksto
Sinabi ni Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos Jr. sa United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) na ang Pilipinas ay nananatiling “on track” para maabot ang upper middle-income status sa 2023 “sa kabila ng mga hamon ng pandemya at ng pagkadiskaril ng pandaigdigang ekonomiya.” Ito ay nangangailangan ng konteksto.
