VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Facebook DID NOT remove ‘unsend a message’ feature
A vlogger claimed in a video that Meta has removed the option to delete messages sent between two users on Facebook Messenger. This is false.
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VERA FILES FACT CHECK YEARENDER: As video is king, misinformation takes its throne in TikTok era
(Part 2 of 2) Videos were the weapon of choice for disinformation creators in the last national elections. Over a third, or 82 out of 218 content fact-checked by VERA Files, came in this format. TikTok published 45 of these.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK YEARENDER: Dahil hari ang video, misinformation ang nasa trono sa panahon ng TikTok
(Ikalawa ng 2 bahagi) Mga video ang napiling armas ng mga gumagawa ng disinformation noong nakaraang pambansang halalan. Mahigit sa isang ikatlo, o 82 sa 218 na laman ng na-fact-check ng VERA Files, ang gumamit ng format na ito. Inilathala ng TikTok ang 45 sa mga ito.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Israel NOT deploying laser cannons to Ukraine
A Facebook video insinuated that Israel is talking to Ukraine to facilitate the delivery of laser weapons against drones and missiles. This claim has no basis.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: NO Robredo-Meta meeting to ban pro-Marcos accounts
Meta, Facebook's parent company, denied the claim.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK YEARENDER: YouTube disinformation mas notorious at naka-network sa Facebook noong 2021
Ngayong taon, naging mas kitang-kita ang isang nakababahalang trend sa lokal na disinformation mula sa mga YouTube channel. Isang video sa YouTube lang ang kailangan na ma-upload sa mga social media channel upang maging isang matinding tagapagkalat ng misinformation.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK YEARENDER: YouTube disinformation more notorious and networked on Facebook in 2021
This year, a worrisome trend in local disinformation from YouTube channels became more prominent. It takes only one YouTube video uploaded across social media channels to be a super-spreader of misinformation.
Coalition urges Facebook to address electoral disinformation in 2022 polls
A coalition of lawyers, academe, civil society and advocacy groups both local and international is calling on Facebook to provide transparency and increased resources against disinformation as the 2022 polls draw near.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: No, typing ‘gratula’ will NOT check your FB account’s safety
The color change happens due to an FB feature called Text Delight.
Facebook Oversight Board under scrutiny for representation, authority, independence
The lone representative of Southeast Asia in Facebook’s Oversight Board (OB) asserted that the body should be “as independent as it could get” even as free expression and human rights advocates caution against high expectations from what is also dubbed as the “supreme court” for the world’s largest social media networking site.
