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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Simon Cowell subject of a death HOAX once again

By VERA Files | Aug 05, 2023 11:08 AM

Multiple Facebook (FB) posts used a clickbait to direct netizens to websites which carried digitally-altered photos claiming to show English TV personality Simon Cowell in a hospital bed or in his funeral. This is a hoax. The clickbait post read: “We announce about ‘America’s Got Talent’ Simon Cowell, he has been confirmed as…See more.” Netizens […]

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Celine Dion DEATH HOAX shows 2015 funeral procession for American policeman

By VERA Files | Aug 02, 2023 1:46 AM

A video shared on Facebook (FB) claims to show the funeral procession for Celine Dion. The funeral procession is actually for an American police officer who died in 2015. “Paalam Celine Dion | Manatiling alaala Ang mga awitin mo Pahinga ka na (Goodbye Celine Dion | Your songs will be remembered, rest now),” the text […]

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Jaime Fabregas DEATH HOAX used as product clickbait

By VERA Files | Jun 17, 2023 12:07 AM

Over 20 Facebook (FB) posts falsely claimed that actor Jaime Fabregas has passed away. The hoaxes carried links that redirect to an e-commerce site. A netizen asked VERA Files Fact Check via FB Messenger to look into these posts. The clickbait hoaxes, published on June 15 and 16, were captioned: “Rest in Peace Mr. Jaime […]

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: New Kris Aquino death HOAX spreads on New Year’s day

By VERA Files | Jan 05, 2023 12:33 PM

A fake report about the death of celebrity Kris Aquino garnered over 452,000 views as Filipinos welcomed the new year. Posted Jan. 1 on YouTube and Facebook, the video carried this erroneous headline: “Pumanaw Na! Kris Aquino Natalo Na Sa Karera Sa Buhay! Biglaang Paglisan Nito Nakakaiyak! Grabe! (Passed away! Kris Aquino lost in the […]

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Another DEATH HOAX claims Kris Aquino collapsed, died during Jovit Baldivino’s wake

By VERA Files | Dec 15, 2022 3:59 PM

A video circulating on Facebook (FB) has again ‘killed’ Kris Aquino, claiming she collapsed at singer Jovit Baldivino’s wake. Not true. Posted on Dec. 11 by several FB pages and a YouTube channel, the video carried the headline: “KRIS AQUINO NAG COLLAPSE SA LAMAY NI JOVIT BALDIVINO! PUMANAW NA (KRIS AQUINO COLLAPSED DURING JOVIT BALDIVINO’S […]

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Photo of Susan Roces’ wake passed off as Kris Aquino’s ‘hidden wake’ in another HOAX

By VERA Files | Nov 28, 2022 12:09 PM

Several Facebook (FB) pages posted a video claiming Kris Aquino has passed away and that her family is deliberately hiding her wake from the public. This is a sham. Posted on Nov. 23, the three-minute and 30-second video bore the caption: “GRABE! UNANG GABI NG LAMAY SA BUROL NI KRIS AQUINO DINAGSA NG MGA TAO, […]

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: FB post MISLEADS netizens on Kris Aquino’s health condition

By VERA Files | Jul 04, 2022 7:09 PM

A Facebook (FB) video is duping people into thinking that celebrity Kris Aquino has passed away. Posted on June 29, the video was titled: “LATEST TODAY KRIS AQUINO SUMUKO NA SA KANIYANG SAKIT (Latest today: Kris Aquino gives up on her illness).” This is not true. A day later, in a June 30 Instagram post, […]

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Kris Aquino DEATH HOAX post used to SCAM people

By vera files fact check | Jun 15, 2022 6:38 PM

Kris Aquino is a victim of a death hoax yet again. A Facebook (FB) page falsely claims that the celebrity has died, but only to mislead people to visit a scam site using the Department of Social and Welfare Development’s (DSWD) name. Posted on June 12 by FB page Bong Bong Marcos Tulong Ayuda (created […]

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