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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: DepEd to revise, NOT abolish K to 12

By vera files fact check | Feb 02, 2023 8:26 PM

Two days after Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte delivered the Basic Education Report (BER) 2023 on Jan. 30, a YouTube video falsely claimed that she, along with President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, abolished the K to 12 education system. The 8-minute and 35-second video posted on Feb. 1, carried the headline: “KAKAPASOK LANG GRABE! […]

deped, false, K to 12, Sara Duterte-Carpio, video, YouTube

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Imee Marcos DID NOT name Malacañang traitor

By vera files fact check | Oct 18, 2022 9:22 AM

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 DI NAKA-PAGPIGIL NILANTAD na ang TRYD0R sa MALACANANG (Just in, oh no! President [Bongbong] Marcos Sen. Imee could not stop herself, exposes the traitor in […]

Imee Marcos, misleading, video, YouTube

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Tulfo DID NOT agree to scrap DSWD 4Ps program

By vera files fact check | Oct 15, 2022 9:08 AM

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 found ineffective in alleviating poverty. It appeared a day after the Senate conducted a hearing on Oct. 12 to discuss the proposed 2023 budget of […]

Erwin Tulfo, misleading, Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program, video, YouTube

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Kabataan Partylist Rep. Raoul Manuel NOT jailed

By vera files fact check | Oct 13, 2022 1:04 PM

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 FB pages and groups reposted a blog link with the headline: “JUST IN: KULONG NA! PRES MARCOS UMAKSYON AGAD! BOYING REMULLA IKULONG SI RAOUL MANUEL! […]

clickbait headline, false, Kabataan Partylist, Raoul Manuel, video, YouTube

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: The ‘Marcos gold’ was not discussed in Marcos-Biden meeting

By vera files fact check | Oct 10, 2022 5:44 PM

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 President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on the sidelines of the 77th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). The incorrect video that appeared after the two leaders’ bilateral […]

Biden, bongbong marcos, marcos gold, US-PH relation, video, YouTube

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: NO subpoena or scheme to jail Marcos from Senate

By vera files fact check | Sep 13, 2022 11:31 PM

A video falsely claims that the Senate served a subpoena to President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos over a controversial order to import sugar. It also erroneously claimed that the Senate was plotting to imprison him. In a Sept. 8 video by YouTube channel Boss Balita TV about “news kept secret by Vice President Sara Duterte,” a […]

bongbong marcos, false, sugar importation, video, YouTube

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Vlogger’s claim that Angat Buhay is competing with Marcos gov’t NEEDS CONTEXT

By vera files fact check | Aug 11, 2022 10:37 AM

A YouTube video featured a vlogger who said former vice-president Leni Robredo claimed that Angat Buhay foundation would serve the public better than the government of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. This needs context. While Robredo did say that the non-government organization (NGO) aims to become the largest volunteer network in the country, she said […]

Angat Buhay, Leni Robredo, needs context, YouTube

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Marcos Sr. NEVER promised to give away his wealth

By vera files fact check | Aug 04, 2022 12:14 PM

A vlogger on Facebook used a YouTube video that falsely claimed that the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos Sr. promised to give away his wealth to the Filipino people. Official legal documents prove otherwise. Marcos’ last will and testaments dated 1982 and 1988 show that the former president only entrusted his wealth to his immediate family […]

false, Marcos wealth, video, YouTube

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Robredo-led OVP did NOT ‘hide P25M’ from COA

By vera files fact check | Jul 28, 2022 7:56 AM

A misleading video circulating online is implying that the Commission on Audit (COA) was looking for P25 million “hidden” by former vice president Leni Robredo. Nothing was hidden from COA. The funds in question were not missing as incorrectly implied, but were flagged for being used for a different purpose. The July 22 video posted […]

COA, Leni Robredo, misleading, video, YouTube

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Video on additional P500 ayuda for the poor MISLEADING

By vera files fact check | Jun 06, 2022 7:18 PM

A June 4 YouTube video shared in a Facebook group claimed that the government will distribute this month an additional P500 in cash assistance earlier promised to the poorest families. Carrying the title “Dagdag Ayuda, ibibigay na (additional cash assistance to be given now)!,” the video stated: “Ang dagdag ayuda na 500 na ating binalita […]

ayuda, DSWD, Joey Salceda, misleading, YouTube