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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: There is NO Philippine arrest warrant vs Bill Gates

By VERA Files | Mar 09, 2023 7:55 PM

A widely-circulated web article about a Philippine court ordering the arrest of American business magnate Bill Gates is fake. Below, VERA Files Fact Check debunks two claims in a March 2 “fact-checked” article by News Punch, an alternative American news publication. Claim Rating A Philippine court issued an international arrest warrant for Bill Gates, as […]

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Vlogger TWISTS Pfizer CEO’s statement on COVID vaccines

By VERA Files | Jan 30, 2023 11:28 AM

A vlogger known for spreading COVID-19 disinformation took out-of-context the Pfizer CEO’s recent statement. She used his remarks to falsely insinuate that two major vaccine manufacturers are creating conditions that will lead to more severe disease and hospitalizations and that their vaccines will be sold as “cure.” “They have a proposal: [Pfizer and Moderna] will […]

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Clip of Duterte saying addt’l COVID-19 vaccine doses are ‘dangerous’ NEEDS CONTEXT

By VERA Files | Jan 25, 2022 8:24 PM

Malacañang has noted that “clear evidence” shows the jabs provide added protection against the novel coronavirus.

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Anti-vaccine advocate spreads FALSE claims on COVID-19 vaccine, face masks

By VERA Files | Jan 07, 2022 7:39 PM

His group has also claimed that the pandemic is not real and alleged the vaccine is killing people

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Online posts on adverse reactions in WHO’s VigiBase NEED CONTEXT

By VERA Files | Dec 08, 2021 3:19 PM

The data is insufficient to establish a causal link between the vaccine and the reported adverse reactions.

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VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Gaanong proteksyon mayroon ang mga bata laban sa COVID-19?

By VERA Files | Dec 02, 2021 11:38 AM

Humigit-kumulang 12.7 milyong mga bata na may edad 12 hanggang 17 ang inaasahang mabakunahan laban sa coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) kasunod ng desisyon ng gobyerno na palawakin ang kwalipikadong recipients sa nationwide na pagbabakuna.

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VERA FILES FACT SHEET: How much protection do children have from COVID-19?

By VERA Files | Dec 02, 2021 10:55 AM

Around 12.7 million children aged 12 to 17 are expected to get inoculated against the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) following the government’s decision to expand the eligible recipients of the nationwide vaccination rollout.

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Filipina vlogger offers FALSE interpretation of new dictionary definition for ‘vaccine’

By VERA Files | Dec 02, 2021 8:09 AM

In the most updated version of the term, Merriam-Webster.com enumerated the different types of materials used for vaccines such as a cell’s spike protein or messenger ribonucleic acid, a weakened version of a bacterium or virus, or components such as proteins or toxins created by a bacterium or virus. There was no mention of graphene oxide.

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Apay nga daggiti nabakunaan nga tattao ket maimpeksyon da iti COVID-19

By VERA Files | Oct 20, 2021 5:44 PM

Gapu iti umad adu nga kaso iti pagilian kalpasan ti kagudua nga tawen iti 2021,adu dagiti agwarwaras nga damag iti social media nga ti coronavirus 2019 (COVID-2019) vaccines ket saan nga epektibo ken saan nga ‘safe.’

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: MISLEADING video about post-vaccination deaths in Batangas circulates online

By VERA Files | Sep 07, 2021 10:17 PM

Provincial health authorities have clarified that the deaths were not found to be related to the COVID-19 vaccines.

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