VERA Files
(Part 2 of 2) Videos were the weapon of choice for disinformation creators in the last national elections. Over a third, or 82 out of 218 content fact-checked by VERA Files, came in this format. TikTok published 45 of these.
No action was taken by President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos and Vice President and Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Sara Duterte-Carpio against the University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman for allegedly […]
A headline of a YouTube video claims that Sen. Imee Marcos recently revealed the identity of a traitor in Malacañang. Its title read: “KAKAPASOK LANG HALA KA! Pres MARCOS Sen.IMEE […]
A video uploaded on YouTube and Facebook (FB) falsely claimed that Social Welfare Secretary Erwin Tulfo favors the scrapping of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) law if it is […]
A blog link shared on Facebook (FB) insinuated that Kabataan Partylist Rep. Raoul Manuel was jailed after President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. took action. This is false. On Oct. 10, multiple […]
A video of slain journalist Percival “Percy Lapid” Mabasa, where he appears to be expressing support for President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, is misleading netizens. On Oct. 8, a vlogger posted […]
A Facebook (FB) Reel falsely claimed that President Ferdinand Marcos claimed interest from the World Bank. The erroneous FB reel used Manila Bulletin’s video of Marcos ringing the New York […]
A video uploaded on YouTube and reposted in part by a Facebook page claimed that U.S. president Joe Biden discussed the so-called Marcos wealth, including gold, when he met with […]
Another Facebook (FB) video is falsely claiming that President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos confirmed the renaming of Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) back to Manila International Airport (MIA). Posted on Sept. […]
A Filipino Facebook (FB) page published a video claiming that Russian President Vladimir Putin has been ambushed and is allegedly “in serious danger.” This is FALSE. On Sept. 15, the […]