FACT CHECK: Circulating ‘original design’ of collapsed Isabela bridge FALSE
Facebook and TikTok posts falsely claimed that a photo from the 2018 bridge aesthetic guideline of the DPWH is the original design of the collapsed Isabela bridge.
Tag Archives: Noynoy Aquino
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Noynoy Aquino did NOT fake his death as political stunt
A YouTube channel is touting a conspiracy theory that the late President Noynoy Aquino faked his death in an attempt to boost the candidacy of former Vice President Leni Robredo in the 2022 elections.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Mary Jane Veloso’s father falsely claims that previous presidents ‘did nothing’ to help her
In appealing to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to seek clemency for Mary Jane Veloso, an overseas worker from Nueva Ecija languishing in death row in Indonesia for smuggling heroin into that country, her father, Cesar, said that the two previous presidents were unable to help with the case. This is false.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Pahayag ng ama ni Mary Jane Veloso na ‘walang ginawa’ ang mga nakaraang pangulo para tulungan ang anak hindi totoo
Sa pag-apela kay Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos Jr. na humingi ng kapatawaran para kay Mary Jane Veloso, isang overseas worker mula sa Nueva Ecija na nasa death row sa Indonesia dahil sa pagpuslit ng heroin sa bansang iyon, sinabi ng kanyang ama na si Cesar na hindi nakatulong ang dalawang naunang presidente sa kaso. Ito ay hindi totoo.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: MISLEADING TikTok video links Noynoy Aquino with NPA
A reverse image search revealed the “Aquino” clip was taken during Duterte’s term.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Another graphic comparing Manila Bay conditions MISLEADS netizens
The two photos of a trash-filled Manila Bay were NOT taken during the administration of President Noynoy Aquino, but in 2008 and 2018.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Video repeats FALSE case vs. Aquino, allies on Thai gold shipment
The charges were filed based on a fake document that allegedly allowed the Aquino admin to deposit and ship 3,500 metric tons of gold to Thailand.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: ‘Kurap vs Di Kurap’ video showing road projects and statues as legacies MISLEADING
Many of the bronze busts, statues and monuments were not built during the terms of both Aquinos. Some of the statues were also privately funded or donated by artists.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Aquino vs. Duterte video carries three MISLEADING claims
We correct and give context to each of these claims.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Robredo DID NOT tweet she will ‘bring back Aquino gov’t’
The tweet is counterfeit.
