VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Video FALSELY claims court ordered Badoy, Celiz release
A YouTube video falsely claimed that a court had ordered the release from detention of SMNI anchors Jeffrey Celiz and Lorraine Badoy.
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VERA FILES FACT CHECK YEARENDER: More West Philippine Sea disinfo washes ashore in 2023 as PH-China tensions flare up
Issues involving the West Philippine Sea, the South China Sea and China were among the topics most frequently debunked by VERA Files in 2023, accounting for almost a sixth (71) of 410 fact-check articles published from Jan. 1 to Dec. 8.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK YEARENDER: Bigas, hot topic sa disinformation tungkol sa agrikultura
Sa isyu ng disinformation sa agrikultura, nakapag-monitor ang VERA Files Fact Check ng 15 pahayag ng mga opisyal ng gobyerno at online posts. Labintatlo rito ay tungkol sa bigas at siyam ang direktang tumutukoy sa pagpapababa ng presyo nito.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK YEARENDER: Pangako o Pangarap? Marcos Jr.’s doublespeak
Political doublespeak: omission, diversion and confusion, characterized President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s first full year in office. More than half of his claims in 2023 lacked context, were flip-flops, or misleading.
VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Can we ‘forecast’ earthquakes?
How is an earthquake prediction different from an earthquake forecast? Here are three things you need to know.
VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Maaari bang ‘ma-forecast’ ang mga lindol?
Maaari bang ma-forecast ng mga siyentipiko ang mga lindol? Paano naiiba ang prediksiyon ng lindol sa forecast ng lindol? Narito ang tatlong bagay na kailangan mong malaman.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK YEARENDER: How false narratives and clickbait fabricate Marcos’ image
In the social media landscape this year, disinformation peddlers sketched an image of Ferdinand Marcos Jr. as a decisive leader who fired errant officials and as a figure sought by foreign leaders for his wealth.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK YEARENDER: Propping up the Marcos image through disinformation
From clickbait headlines of videos to patently false claims, the allegations that he fired several errant government officials, withdrew wealth from foreign countries or that the Maharlika Fund will collate national wealth and pay the country’s debts all seemed to prop up President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s image.
Cha-cha move is out of step
How can more senators and longer term limits solve the country's problems? How can the Cha-cha move ease poverty, bring down prices and curb corruption?
Finally, a memorial for Duterte’s drug war victims
After getting killed extrajudicially in Rodrigo Duterte’s so-called “war on drugs,” many of the dead were buried in “apartment graves” that had to be leased only temporarily.
