FACT CHECK: Typhoon death toll comparison NEEDS CONTEXT
A Facebook post implied that the lower death toll of Super Typhoon Rolly compared to Severe Tropical Storm Kristine's is due to the actions of former president Rodrigo Duterte's government.
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Barangay officials, the drug war’s hidden fatalities
Barangay chairperson Edwin “Toto” Ganan of Barangay 29, Pasay City was killed on August 10, 2016 while he was in police custody.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Ex-education usec inulit ang viral na maling pahayag na ‘tapyas’ sa bilang ng namatay sa US dahil sa COVID-19
Ikinalat ni dating education undersecretary at kandidato para senador noong 2019 Antonio "Butch" Valdes ang maling impormasyon na "inamin sa wakas" ng United States (US) Centers for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC) at World Health Organization (WHO) na ang bilang ng namatay sa US dahil sa coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) ay mas mababa kaysa sa orihinal na naiulat.
FACT CHECK: Ex-education usec echoes viral false claim on ‘cut’ in US COVID-19 deaths
Former Education undersecretary and 2019 senatorial aspirant Antonio “Butch” Valdes propagated an incorrect claim about the United States (U.S.) Centers for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) “finally admitting” that the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) death count in the U.S. is way less than was originally reported.