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Tag: scam

  • Categories FACT CHECK FB FC

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: FAKE giveaway uses name of Willie Revillame

    By vera files fact check  |  Jun 28, 2022 2:18 PM

    A phishing scheme using the name of Filipino entertainer Willie Revillame circulated on Facebook (FB), tricking netizens into sending their personal information for a non-existent giveaway.  The scam post claimed […]

    bogus giveaway, scam, willie revillame

  • Categories FACT CHECK FB FC

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Marcos allegedly giving cash aid in exchange for personal information a SCAM

    By vera files fact check  |  Jun 23, 2022 5:22 PM

    A fake graphic posted on several Facebook (FB) groups claiming President-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. will provide cash assistance to anyone who gives personal details in the comments section is […]

    cash aid, marcos, scam

  • Categories FACT CHECK FB FC

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Kris Aquino DEATH HOAX post used to SCAM people

    By vera files fact check  |  Jun 15, 2022 6:38 PM

    Kris Aquino is a victim of a death hoax yet again. A Facebook (FB) page falsely claims that the celebrity has died, but only to mislead people to visit a […]

    death hoax, DSWD, fake, Kris Aquino, scam

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    Categories FACT CHECK

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: NO, senior citizens, PWDs won’t receive P10k monthly

    By VERA Files  |  Sep 28, 2021 2:26 PM

    No law has been passed where the two vulnerable groups are to receive a monthly allowance of P10,000 from the state.

    scam, social amelioration program

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    Categories FACT CHECK

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Post claiming moms, housewives to get P10k monthly from gov’t is FAKE

    By VERA Files  |  Sep 22, 2021 6:51 PM

    VERA Files Fact Check debunked a similar post in August.

    scam, social amelioration program

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    Categories FACT CHECK

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: BOGUS video peddles lies about cash aid

    By VERA Files  |  Aug 10, 2021 5:57 PM

    No house-to-house distribution of aid worth P10,000 is taking place.

    DSWD, scam, social amelioration program

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    Categories FACT CHECK

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: New ‘DSWD’ FB page posts FAKE house, cash giveaways

    By VERA Files  |  Jun 15, 2021 3:55 AM

    DSWD is not hosting such a giveaway on its official website, or in its Facebook and Twitter accounts.

    DSWD, fake housing raffle, scam, social services

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    Categories FACT CHECK

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Photos of sick baby misused in FAKE donation drives

    By VERA Files  |  Jun 02, 2021 11:07 AM

    The child had died on March 17.

    baby, scam

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    Categories FACT CHECK

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Photos of sick baby being misused in FAKE donation drives

    By VERA Files  |  Apr 28, 2021 6:21 PM

    The baby has been out of the hospital since March.

    baby, scam

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    Categories FACT CHECK

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: More FAKE Pacquiao giveaways surface on FB

    By VERA Files  |  Apr 24, 2021 7:02 PM

    The Manny Pacquiao Foundation said these posts were a scam.

    Fake raffle, Manny Pacquiao, scam

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