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VERA FILES FACT CHECK YEARENDER: A relentless stream of red-tagging in 2022

By VERA Files | Dec 19, 2022 8:00 AM

Baseless and unproven accusations linking prominent political figures to the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and its military arm, the New People’s Army (NPA), continue circulating online two years after the controversial Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) of 2020 took effect.

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK YEARENDER: Isang walang humpay na daloy ng red-tagging sa 2022

By VERA Files | Dec 19, 2022 8:00 AM

Mga walang basehan at hindi napatunayang akusasyon na nag-uugnay sa mga kilalang personalidad sa pulitika sa Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) at armadong grupo nito, ang New People’s Army (NPA), ay patuloy na kumakalat online dalawang taon matapos magkabisa ang kontrobersyal na Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) ng 2020.

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Philippine Army partners with SMNI media group in anti-communist campaign

By Theresa Martelino-Reyes | Nov 18, 2022 11:05 AM

UPDATED “In this project, the (PA) shall remain incognito. It does not need to inform the public or display its participation to preserve the credibility of SMNI as a third-party entity,” the document states.

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: SMNI tweet on calls for Marcos resignation, #LetSaraLead FAKE

By VERA Files | Sep 08, 2022 6:23 PM

An image is making the rounds online claiming that the news arm of Sonshine Media Network International (SMNI) tweeted about trending hashtags this week calling for the resignation of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos. It is fake. On Sept. 6, several Facebook (FB) groups and pages circulated a screenshot of a purported Sept. 5 tweet of […]

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Robredo skipping SMNI debate NOT because ‘no advance Qs given’

By VERA Files | Mar 07, 2022 10:32 AM

Robredo’s spokesperson Barry Gutierrez cited a “conflict of schedule” as the reason for the vice president’s non-attendance.

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Claim that PH media did not report on Marcos’ presence in SMNI debate FALSE

By VERA Files | Feb 23, 2022 11:33 AM

All of the seven mainstream media groups called out in the post reported on his participation.

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: SMNI News mali ang pahayag na nakakuha ng ‘bachelor’s degree’ mula sa Oxford si Marcos

By VERA Files | Nov 19, 2021 11:04 AM

Maling nag-ulat ang Sonshine Media Network International (SMNI) News, ang news broadcasting arm ng televangelist na si Apollo Quiboloy, na si presidential aspirant Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. ay “pumasa” sa kanyang bachelor’s degree sa social studies sa University of Oxford sa United Kingdom.

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: SMNI News wrongly claims Marcos earned ‘bachelor’s degree’ from Oxford

By VERA Files | Nov 19, 2021 10:56 AM

Sonshine Media Network International (SMNI) News, the news broadcasting arm of televangelist Apollo Quiboloy, erroneously reported that presidential aspirant Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. “passed” his bachelor’s degree in social studies at the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom.

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