VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Marcos Jr. falsely claims West PH Sea dispute ‘only became an election issue’ in the May 2022 polls
The WPS issue, including the harassment that Filipino fishermen suffer, was raised in past national elections.
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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Viral ‘Marcos Jr. troll’ photo NEEDS CONTEXT
The photo, which began circulating on Jan. 26, was stripped of its original context. It was taken from the personal FB account of vlogger Almira Sullano and was published the day the Marcos interview was broadcast.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK YEARENDER: Sa taong 2021, Marcos Jr. pinakanakinabang sa disinformation na may kaugnayan sa halalan; Robredo ang paboritong target
Todo ang trabaho ng mga publisher ng disinformation ngayong taon sa kanilang paggawa ng mga hindi tumpak na post na may kaugnayan sa halalan – karamihan sa mga ito ay umikot para suportahan o atakihin ang ilang mga political aspirants bago pa man ang opisyal na pagsisimula ng kampanya para sa mga pambansang eleksyon sa susunod na taon.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK YEARENDER: Marcos Jr. benefited the most from election-related disinformation in 2021, Robredo was favorite target
Publishers of disinformation were at full throttle this year in their production of inaccurate election-related posts — most of which circulated to either prop up or attack certain political aspirants even before the official start of the campaign period for next year’s national polls.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK YEARENDER: Presidential bid ni Marcos Jr. nagsusulong ng pro-Marcos propaganda
Matapos ipahayag ni Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. noong Okt. 5 na tatakbo siya bilang pangulo sa halalan ng 2022, ang mga paulit-ulit na pahayag na pinupuri ang kanyang ama, ang yumaong diktador Ferdinand Marcos Sr., at ang kanyang diktatoryal na rehimen ay kapansin-pansing tumaas.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK YEARENDER: Marcos Jr.’s presidential bid props up pro-Marcos propaganda
The types of Marcos propaganda circulating on social media mostly exaggerated myths on Marcos Sr. and his regime, featured denials of graft and corruption charges against the family, and vilified the administrations that came after 1986.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Comelec has NOT dismissed petitions vs Marcos Jr.
The poll body has yet to issue a decision on any of the eight cancellation and disqualification cases against the former senator.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: SATIRE post on Bongbong-Sara caravan misleads
Several netizens believed the satirical page was a legitimate news organization and accused it of “biased” reporting.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Claims that Comelec junked disqualification petitions vs Marcos FALSE
The two videos carried similar headlines but different contents to support their false claims.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: This is a 2018 video shot in Malaysia, NOT a pro-Marcos rally
The fake clip was shared from a Dec. 1 post of Facebook (FB) page BBM for President. It bore TikTok’s watermark and was originally uploaded by user mbfcel, but said copy had been taken down.
