FACT CHECK: Circulating clips NOT from Taiwan earthquake this January
A compilation video bore old clips being passed off as from the 6.0 magnitude earthquake that hit Taiwan this January 2025.
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FACT CHECK: OLD clips used in fictitious video of Taiwan ‘magnitude 8 quake’
A Facebook video erroneously claimed that a magnitude 8 earthquake hit Taiwan last week. This is false.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: 10k Chinese soldiers NOT killed in Taiwan
A YouTube video claims that 10,000 Chinese soldiers were killed and 150 fighter jets were destroyed in Taiwan. This is not true.
China takes the offensive
It was short and clear. And combative.
VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Can dragon fruit serve as an alternate crop for rice?
Ilocos Norte Rep. Ferdinand Alexander “Sandro” Marcos said recently that farmers can earn more by planting dragon fruit alternately with rice. “’Yung Taiwan malaki ang demanda ng dragon fruit (Taiwan has a high demand for dragon fruit). Eh [but] they can only plant dragon fruit three or four times, three or four months of the
VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Puwede bang alternatibong pananim sa palay ang dragon fruit?
Ang dragon fruit ba ay isang magandang alternatibong pananim sa palay? Maaari bang i-export ang prutas sa Taiwan?
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Old photos of earthquake-damaged buildings in Taiwan FALSELY passed off as new
All three images of damaged edifices were from earthquakes that struck Taiwan years ago, reverse image search shows.
Fighting misinformation among Filipino communities in Neili, Taoyuan
In the continuation of the partnership between the Taiwan Fact-Check Center and the Vera Files, the IFCN-certified Philippine fact-checker, a team of Filipino workers and students went to Filipino communities in Neili (內壢), Taoyuan to introduce Vera Files’ bilingual fact-checking tip-line, VERA.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Taiwanese media did NOT spread ‘good news’ about BBM-Sara tandem
The report was “not support” for the Uniteam tandem.
VERA Files fact-checking chatbot introduced in OFW community in Taiwan
Last February 26, 2022, a Filipino researcher from Taiwan FactCheck Center along with two volunteer Filipino students launched a campaign at Taichung’s Our Lady of Immaculate Conception church promoting VERA “The Truth Bot”. The students set up a booth at the church’s entrance, introducing the new service to the clergy of more than 300 people.
