FACT CHECK: FAKE text on ‘DILG, DSWD assistance’ resurfaces
The text claiming that all Filipinos can get P5,000 to P8,000 assistance from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is false and has been circulating as early as 2023.
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FACT CHECK: Video of ‘Typhoon Beryl’ hitting PH is FAKE
A TikTok video suggests that a powerful ‘Typhoon Beryl’ will make landfall in the Philippines. Not true.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Impostor group shares FAKE DSWD 4Ps announcement
A Facebook group pretending to be a Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) account is asking netizens to register with the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) through an impostor account.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: FAKE infog claims NCR, 4 provinces under GCQ with heightened restrictions
“This announcement is FAKE. The government no longer uses quarantine levels such as ‘GCQ’ in favor of the Alert Level system, the Department of Health (DOH)’s official Facebook page said in a May 13 public advisory.
