VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Quiboloy makes baseless claim on kill order, $2-million bounty
The FBI and the Philippine National Police have denied that there is a bounty on Quiboloy as well as any plan for his rendition or assassination.
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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: VP Sara’s retraction of EDSA anniversary statement needs context
Vice President Sara Duterte retracted a statement supporting and calling for the commemoration of the EDSA People Power revolution which her office said was mistakenly posted on her official Facebook page.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Maria Ressa NOT endorsing ‘bitcoin platform’
A website posing as both Rappler and CNN Philippines claims to expose a “deleted interview” where Nobel laureate and Rappler CEO Maria Ressa supposedly promoted a cryptocurrency platform she is earning money from. This is fake.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Harry Roque claim on Duterte’s ‘word of honor’ contradicts ex-president’s past statements
As president, Rodrigo Duterte changed his position several times on key issues, such as on his promises to curb corruption and rid the country of illegal drugs.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Pahayag ni Harry Roque sa ‘word of honor’ ni Duterte salungat sa mga nakaraang pahayag ng dating pangulo
Bilang pangulo, ilang beses na binago ni Rodrigo Duterte ang kanyang posisyon sa mga pangunahing isyu, tulad ng kanyang mga pangakong tapusin ang katiwalian at sugpuin ang ilegal na droga sa bansa.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Circulating ‘TUPAD hiring’ posts BOGUS, NOT from DOLE
Job posts supposedly for the TUPAD emergency employment program of the Department of Labor and Employment have been shared on Facebook. These are fake.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: P100 wage hike bill NOT yet law
A short video on TikTok is erroneously claiming that President Ferdinand Marcos has signed the P100 wage hike bill. This is not true.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: NO arrest, imprisonment for Rowena Guanzon
A YouTube video is claiming that former Commission on Elections (Comelec) commissioner Rowena Guanzon has been arrested and imprisoned. This is not true.
The killing of Datu Diarog
It was only after Datu Diarog’s death that the details exploded on Davao city’s residents’ faces. The Datu’s son Diolito related: Early in 2018, the barangay chairman of the adjacent barangay of Tamayong Greg Canada had twice seen his father. Canada insisted to buy the Datu’s hilltop two hectares. The price? Only 50,000 Pesos. During both meetings, Datu Diarog refused.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Tulfo NOT removed as senator
A video on YouTube is erroneously claiming that Sen. Raffy Tulfo has been expelled from the Senate under the order of President Ferdinand Marcos. This is not true.
