VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Catholic priests say yes to taxation in exchange for rights to sex a spoof
This is a spoof. Don't believe it.
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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Report on Catholic Church’s “strong” resistance to proposed taxation misleading
There was no "strong" or "fierce" resistance to the proposal.
THIS WEEK IN FAKE NEWS: Report claiming Robredo, De Lima’s lies shocked the UN MISLEADING
This fake report trended on social media this week. Don’t believe it.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Poe not blocking Facebook app if reelected
The website philrepublicnews.com reposted April 5 a fake news about Sen. Grace Poe wanting to block Facebook.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Maine Mendoza’s death a hoax
The story was carried by an imposter website that arrogated the name of ABS-CBN for its URL.
THIS WEEK IN FAKE NEWS: Aquino WILL NOT live in the US if Marcos wins VP race after recount
This fake report trended on social media this week. Don’t believe it.
THIS WEEK IN FAKE NEWS: CNN PH anchor Pinky Webb taking notice Trillanes is crazy UNTRUE
This fake report trended on social media this week. Don’t believe it.
Training how to teach fact-checking
Two weeks ago we were at the University of Antique in the town of Sibalom with 300 education students. Since the participants were future teachers we tweaked our training from “How to fact-check” to “How to teach fact-checking.”
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Impostor site posts FAKE NEWS claiming actor The Rock praised Duterte
Tweaking the domain name of a news outfit is a common trick used by fake news site creators to deceive online users.
THIS WEEK IN FAKE NEWS: Marcos NOT vice president by March 19
This fake report trended on social media this week. Don’t believe it.
