Fact Check Filipino

VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Marcos inulit ang pahayag na nakakuha siya ng pinakamataas na bilang ng mga boto, kailangan ng konteksto

By VERA Files | Nov 15, 2022 10:04 AM

Sa pagtatapos ng kanyang apat na araw na biyahe sa Cambodia para sa ika-40 at ika-41 ASEAN Summit and Related Summits, humarap si Pangulong Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. sa Filipino community doon kung saan muli niyang sinabi na nakuha niya noong nakaraang Mayo ang “pinakamaraming boto” sa kasaysayan ng eleksyon sa Pilipinas. Ito ay nangangailangan ng konteksto.

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Marcos repeats claim on having the highest number of votes, needs context

By VERA Files | Nov 15, 2022 10:04 AM

While Marcos did garner the highest number of votes in Philippine electoral history, his share of the vote (58.7%) in the May 2022 balloting is only the country’s third highest vote percentage, next to former presidents Manuel L. Quezon (67.9%, 1935) and Ramon Magsaysay (68.9%, 1953).

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Jinggoy Estrada’s remark that Marcos Jr. got ‘highest number of votes in PH history’ needs context

By VERA Files | Sep 21, 2022 5:03 PM

Sen. Jinggoy Estrada said President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. received the highest number of votes in Philippine history in the May 2022 elections, hence the public should “move on” from Martial Law. This needs context.

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Marcos Jr’s ‘biggest electoral mandate’ statement needs context

By VERA Files | Jul 02, 2022 8:31 PM

In his inaugural speech on June 30, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. claimed to have the biggest electoral mandate in Philippine history. This needs context.

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