VERA Files
A video uploaded March 19 on YouTube and Facebook (FB) falsely implied that China and Australia had a military confrontation, and that Indonesian forces are training with Filipinos to prepare for war.
Contrary to a post shared on TikTok and Facebook (FB), there is no deployment ban to Kuwait following the murder of 35-year-old overseas Filipino worker (OFW) Jullebee Ranara. “The [Department of Foreign Affairs] (DFA) and the [Department of Migrant Workers] (DMW) share the same opinion that for now, there is no deployment ban because both […]
A headline of a YouTube video claims that Sen. Imee Marcos recently revealed the identity of a traitor in Malacañang. Its title read: “KAKAPASOK LANG HALA KA! Pres MARCOS Sen.IMEE DI NAKA-PAGPIGIL NILANTAD na ang TRYD0R sa MALACANANG (Just in, oh no! President [Bongbong] Marcos Sen. Imee could not stop herself, exposes the traitor in […]
A video uploaded on YouTube and Facebook (FB) falsely claimed that Social Welfare Secretary Erwin Tulfo favors the scrapping of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) law if it is found ineffective in alleviating poverty. It appeared a day after the Senate conducted a hearing on Oct. 12 to discuss the proposed 2023 budget of […]
A video of slain journalist Percival “Percy Lapid” Mabasa, where he appears to be expressing support for President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, is misleading netizens. On Oct. 8, a vlogger posted a video on Facebook (FB) claiming Lapid was not a critic but a “solid supporter” of Marcos. The vlogger said: “Na ang pinapakalat po ng […]
Three photos of buildings that allegedly collapsed after a magnitude 6.9 earthquake last Sept. 18 near Taitung County, Taiwan, were posted by a Facebook (FB) page the next day. Published by the FB page Pageant Pilipinas, it carried the caption “Pray for Taiwan,” which is misleading. All three images of damaged edifices were from earthquakes […]
A misleading video circulating online is implying that the Commission on Audit (COA) was looking for P25 million “hidden” by former vice president Leni Robredo. Nothing was hidden from COA. The funds in question were not missing as incorrectly implied, but were flagged for being used for a different purpose. The July 22 video posted […]
Several Facebook (FB) groups and pages spread a series of photos featuring a supposedly live crocodile captured and paraded around Antipolo City. It is misleading. The photos of the bound reptile on bamboo appeared on June 25 and continue to gain views this week, according to FB’s fact-checking tool. All of the posts bore the […]
A Facebook (FB) page misleadingly claims the modernization of the Dr. Jose Fabella Memorial Hospital (DJFMH) was an initiative of the administration of outgoing President Rodrigo Duterte. On June 9, a post appeared with a graphic comparing the old hospital grounds and the newly constructed medical facility of the DJFMH. A part of the caption […]
A June 4 YouTube video shared in a Facebook group claimed that the government will distribute this month an additional P500 in cash assistance earlier promised to the poorest families. Carrying the title “Dagdag Ayuda, ibibigay na (additional cash assistance to be given now)!,” the video stated: “Ang dagdag ayuda na 500 na ating binalita […]