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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Video about Kuwait deployment ban MISLEADS

By vera files fact check | Feb 02, 2023 2:21 PM

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 […]

Jullebee Ranara, misleading, OFW community, OFW in Kuwait, Tiktok, video

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Imee Marcos DID NOT name Malacañang traitor

By vera files fact check | Oct 18, 2022 9:22 AM

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 […]

Imee Marcos, misleading, video, YouTube

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Tulfo DID NOT agree to scrap DSWD 4Ps program

By vera files fact check | Oct 15, 2022 9:08 AM

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 […]

Erwin Tulfo, misleading, Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program, video, YouTube

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Video of ‘Percy Lapid supporting Marcos’ MISLEADS netizens

By vera files fact check | Oct 13, 2022 11:59 AM

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 […]

bongbong marcos, misleading, Percy Lapid, video

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Old photos of earthquake-damaged buildings in Taiwan FALSELY passed off as new

By vera files fact check | Sep 22, 2022 12:00 PM

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 […]

earthquake, misleading, taiwan

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Robredo-led OVP did NOT ‘hide P25M’ from COA

By vera files fact check | Jul 28, 2022 7:56 AM

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 […]

COA, Leni Robredo, misleading, video, YouTube

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Photos of alleged live crocodile caught in Antipolo MISLEADING

By vera files fact check | Jun 30, 2022 6:05 AM

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 […]

lolong, misleading, Philippine News Agency

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: FB post MISLEADINGLY credits Fabella modernization to Duterte admin

By vera files fact check | Jun 11, 2022 1:29 PM

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 […]

Department of Health, fabella modernization, malasakit centers, misleading, universal healthcare law

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Video on additional P500 ayuda for the poor MISLEADING

By vera files fact check | Jun 06, 2022 7:18 PM

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 […]

ayuda, DSWD, Joey Salceda, misleading, YouTube

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Mandatory ROTC for Grades 11 and 12 NOT yet a law

By vera files fact check | May 20, 2022 8:59 PM

A graphic claiming the proposal to revive mandatory Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) passed into law has gone viral. It is misleading. On May 19, a graphic attributed to news organization Manila Bulletin carried the text that House Bill (HB) 8961, which seeks to make ROTC mandatory for grades 11 and 12 in public and […]

mandatory rotc, misleading