VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Bantag reinstated as BuCor chief NOT TRUE
A video on Facebook (FB) is erroneously claiming that suspended Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) chief Gerald Bantag has been reinstated. This is not true.
A video on Facebook (FB) is erroneously claiming that suspended Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) chief Gerald Bantag has been reinstated. This is not true.
A couple of Facebook (FB) pages are yet again repeating the false claim that suspended Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) Director General Gerald Bantag has been reinstated, this time allegedly due to the “actions” of former President Rodrigo Duterte. On Nov. 27 and 28, the two pages posted identical videos with similar headlines. One of the […]
A video posted on Facebook (FB) and YouTube falsely claimed the dismissal of the case against suspended Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) chief Gerald Bantag regarding the death of broadcaster Percival “Percy Lapid” Mabasa. Posted on Nov. 21, the video also falsely claimed in its headline that former BuCor deputy senior officer Ricardo Zulueta was named […]
Several Facebook (FB) pages and groups shared a link to a blog that claimed President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos ordered the junking of the subpoena issued to suspended Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) Director General Gerald Bantag. This is not true. The blog’s headline read: “KAKAPASOK LANG BAGONG UTOS PRES MARCOS SUBPOENA BlNASURA GENERAL BANTAG SOJ REMULLA […]
A video on YouTube falsely claims suspended Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) chief Gerald Bantag has been absolved from the murder of former broadcaster Percival “Percy Lapid” Mabasa. On Nov. 14, a YouTube channel published the video with a thumbnail bearing this text: “BOYING MASTERMIND. GEN. BANTAG LUSOT NA SA KASO (Bantag cleared from case).” This […]
A YouTube video has claimed that Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio issued an order reinstating suspended Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) Director General Gerald Bantag. This is false. The video uploaded on Nov. 10 and shared on Facebook (FB) carried the headline: “KAKAPASOK LANG SA WAKAS! VPSARA UMAKSYON NA! GENERAL BANTAG BALIK BUCOR! CATAPANG UMAMIN NA REMULLA […]
A video on Facebook (FB) falsely claims suspended Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) Director General Gerald Bantag was flagged at an airport and made to admit involvement in the killing of broadcaster Percival “Percy Lapid” Mabasa. On Nov. 9, an FB page uploaded the video with the erroneous headline: “Grabe Malaking gulo ito! General Bantag hinarang […]
A video on Facebook (FB) claims that suspended Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) Director General Gerald Bantag has been reinstated. This is false. Facing murder charges for the death of broadcaster Percival Mabasa, Bantag is being asked to surrender. On Nov. 7, an FB page uploaded the video with this false headline: “YARE! GENERAL BANTAG BABALIK […]
A video circulating on social media falsely claims that a supposed case implicating former Bureau of Corrections director general Gerald Bantag in the murder of broadcast journalist Percival “Percy Lapid” Mabasa has been junked. Uploaded on YouTube and Facebook on Oct. 31 and Nov. 1, respectively, the video carried a thumbnail that read: “BINASURA ANG […]