FACT CHECK: Impostor pages create more FAKE home appliance giveaways
Ahead of the holiday season, more impostor pages are creating fake giveaways of home appliances such as fridges and washing machines.
Author Archives: VERA Files
FACT CHECK: Text message on 25 storms entering PH in 2024 is FALSE
Netizens have been sharing a text message claiming that 25 tropical cyclones will enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility this year. This is false.
FACT CHECK: Malaysian PM DID NOT visit OVP
A YouTube video falsely claims that the prime minister of Malaysia has met with Vice President Sara Duterte to sign a pact and enter into an alliance.
FACT CHECK: Boying Remulla NOT removed as DOJ chief
A YouTube video falsely suggests that Justice Secretary Boying Remulla was removed from his post under the orders of former president Rodrigo Duterte.
FACT CHECK: Old typhoon photos MISUSED to show Kristine onslaught
Several Facebook users posted photos taken when typhoon Reming and super typhoon Yolanda hit the country and falsely claimed they are recent.
FACT CHECK: Claim about severe tropical storm Kristine’s diameter INACCURATE
At least three Facebook posts claimed that Severe Tropical Storm Kristine has a diameter of 1,500 kilometers.
FACT CHECK: Marcoleta did NOT top an ‘official’ senatorial survey
A misleading video claims that Rep. Rodante Marcoleta has topped an "official" senatorial survey after he was endorsed by former president Rodrigo Duterte.
FACT CHECK: Eating one malunggay seed daily does NOT cure over 300 diseases
A Facebook user claimed that eating one malunggay seed daily can cure a myriad of diseases. An expert in herbal medicine says otherwise.
FACT CHECK: Pahayag ni Duterte na ‘hindi siya ganoon kayaman’ nakapanliligaw
Noong Peb. 16, 2017, si Duterte mismo ang nagsabing hindi mahirap ang kanyang pamilya. Iniulat ng VERA Files na si Duterte ay mayroong hindi bababa sa P211 milyon sa Bank of the Philippine Islands, na hindi niya idineklara sa kanyang Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth.
FACT CHECK: Si Duterte ay 79, hindi 73 taong gulang
Si Duterte ay 79 taong gulang, hindi 73. Siya ay ipinanganak noong Marso 28, 1945