VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Circulating ‘SSS scholarship’ online applications are FAKE
Impostors of SSS on Facebook peddled applications for a “scholarship program” supposedly offered by the agency. It’s fake.
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Up, up and away
Hot air balloons of different sizes and shapes dot the sky during the four-day 24th Philippine International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta at New Clark City in Capas, Tarlac Feb. 17.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: AI-GENERATED ang mga picture ni Pope Francis sa isang party
Kumalat kamakailan ang mga larawan umano ni Pope Francis na nakikipag-party. Peke ang mga ito at gawa gamit ang artificial intelligence o AI program.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: NO Marcos, Senate order to close PCSO
Amid concerns on the authenticity of lotto games and winners, a Facebook and YouTube video claimed that President Bongbong Marcos and the Senate have ordered the closure of PCSO. This is not true.
Senate probe uncovers more underhanded tactics for PI
How can we trust these politicians and their business cohorts behind Cha-cha, who resort to underhanded tactics to get what they want in the guise of economic development?
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Filipina vlogger makes FALSE claims on face mask use
A Filipina vlogger falsely claimed that face masks cause negative effects against the body.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Bogus ‘ABS-CBN’ site peddles FAKE story on unregistered diabetes cure
Links shared on Facebook lead to a supposed ABS-CBN News article claiming that Dr. Willie Ong is endorsing a diabetes cure. This is fake.
50 Years: A fiesta of Philippine design
Celebrating Philippine design, 50 Years of Philippine Design and Beyond presents the evolution of Filipino design over five decades (1970-2023) at the National Museum of Fine Arts until March 3, 2024.
How Duterte despaired over Lascañas
Away from the country for seven years now, Lascañas received a very unusual communication on December 23, 2022 from Lyon, France. It was from the Interpol. It said that the General Secretariat of the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) certified that Lascañas was not the subject of an Interpol notice or diffusion.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: MMDA has NOT re-implemented No Contact Apprehension Policy
A text circulating on Facebook (FB) claims that the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has resumed its No Contact Apprehension Policy (NCAP). This is not true. The temporary restraining order (TRO) issued by the Supreme Court against NCAP is still in effect. The text claimed the NCAP, which utilizes closed-circuit television (CCTV) and digital cameras
