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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Harvard ‘apology’ for inviting Robredo, Kim Kardashian as lecturers is SATIRE

By VERA Files | Feb 15, 2023 7:27 PM

Harvard University did not issue a public apology for inviting former vice president Leni Robredo and celebrity Kim Kardashian as lecturers. This story is satirical, which had some netizens duped into thinking or passing off as real. On Feb. 8, a Twitter user posted a screenshot of a report, supposedly “hidden” by “pinklawans.” The story […]

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK YEARENDER: As video is king, misinformation takes its throne in TikTok era

By Celine Isabelle B. Samson | Dec 20, 2022 9:30 AM

(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.

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK YEARENDER: Dahil hari ang video, misinformation ang nasa trono sa panahon ng TikTok

By Celine Isabelle B. Samson | Dec 20, 2022 9:30 AM

(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.

2022 yearender, BBM, bongbong marcos, Deepfake, disinformation, elections, Facebook, Leni Robredo, Tiktok, video, yearender

VERA FILES FACT CHECK YEARENDER: Filipinos face rapid-fire falsehoods on social media in 2022 elections

By Celine Isabelle B. Samson | Dec 20, 2022 8:00 AM

(Part 1 of 2) To confuse and disinform was the name of the game in the 2016 presidential elections as well as in the 2019 mid-term polls, but this year’s presidential race was the most vicious.

2022 yearender, BBM, bongbong marcos, comelec, elections, Kakampink, Leni Robredo, Rodrigo Duterte, Sara Duterte-Carpio, Tiktok, yearender

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK YEARENDER: Mga Pilipino nahaharap sa sunud-sunod na mga kasinungalingan sa social media sa 2022 elections

By Celine Isabelle B. Samson | Dec 20, 2022 8:00 AM

(Una sa dalawang bahagi) Lituhin at linlangin ang naging laro noong 2016 presidential elections gayundin sa 2019 mid-term polls, ngunit ang presidential race sa taong ito ang pinakamasama.

2022 yearender, BBM, bongbong marcos, comelec, elections, Kakampink, Leni Robredo, Rodrigo Duterte, Sara Duterte-Carpio, Tiktok, yearender

VERA FILES FACT CHECK YEARENDER: A relentless stream of red-tagging in 2022

By VERA Files | Dec 19, 2022 8:00 AM

Baseless and unproven accusations linking prominent political figures to the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and its military arm, the New People’s Army (NPA), continue circulating online two years after the controversial Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) of 2020 took effect.

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK YEARENDER: Isang walang humpay na daloy ng red-tagging sa 2022

By VERA Files | Dec 19, 2022 8:00 AM

Mga walang basehan at hindi napatunayang akusasyon na nag-uugnay sa mga kilalang personalidad sa pulitika sa Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) at armadong grupo nito, ang New People’s Army (NPA), ay patuloy na kumakalat online dalawang taon matapos magkabisa ang kontrobersyal na Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) ng 2020.

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK YEARENDER: Six most repeated lies creeping into public sphere in 2022

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK YEARENDER: Anim pinaka-paulit-ulit na kasinungalingan na pumapasok sa pampublikong diskurso sa 2022

By Nica Rhiana Hanopol | Dec 18, 2022 8:00 AM

Nagbabalik-tanaw ang VERA Files Fact Check sa mga paulit-ulit na kasinungalingan na kumalat ngayong taon: mula sa imbestigasyon ng International Criminal Court sa giyera ng Pilipinas laban sa droga hanggang sa red-tagging kay dating bise presidente Leni Robredo hanggang sa nakaw na yaman ng pamilya Marcos.

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK YEARENDER: Six most repeated lies creeping into public sphere in 2022

By Nica Rhiana Hanopol | Dec 18, 2022 8:00 AM

What happens when public officials, media outlets and online users keep repeating false statements?

2022 yearender, cpp npa, Ill-gotten wealth, International Criminal Court, Leni Robredo, marcos, Marcos ill-gotten wealth, Rodrigo Duterte, War on drugs, yearender

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Vlogger FALSELY claims Robredo admitted no electoral fraud in 2022 polls

By VERA Files | Dec 15, 2022 5:01 PM

A vlogger claimed that former vice president Leni Robredo admitted there was no electoral fraud during the May 10, 2022 election. “LENI ROBREDO SA WAKAS UMAMIN DIN NA WALANG NAGANAP NA DAYAAN SA ELEKSYON (Leni Robredo finally admitted that no electoral fraud happened during the election)!” the title of a Dec. 10 video by Facebook […]

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