VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Pro-Uniteam pages spread FAKE photo of Leni-Kiko Pasig rally
All three posts flagged by VERA Files Fact Check ridiculed the rally.
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Massive crowd at Leni-Kiko Pasig rally fills the air with love
Love filled the air in Pasig City’s business district as thousands braved the scorching summer heat to show support to the presidential bid of Leni Robredo, her running mate, Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan, and their eight senatorial candidates Sunday.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Bombo Radyo did NOT say ‘70M’ people attended Robredo’s Bacolod rally
The radio station disowned the claim.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: MISLEADING clip claims Sharon Cuneta exposed Robredo’s communist links
She was talking about a recent disinformation narrative targeting Robredo.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Story on Toni Gonzaga’s ‘laryngitis’ after singing in Marcos rallies is SATIRE
This is not the first time Gonzaga figured in a satirical post that misled people.
China-based troll farms?
What vested interest does China have in the forthcoming presidential elections?
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Photo of Robredo, Pangilinan with marital rope, noose FAKE
There were no ropes in the original.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: NO ‘license’ of Comelec spox being removed
Neither Duterte nor Calida ever made a pronouncement to take away any license of Jimenez’s.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Presidential aspirant Joey Montemayor understates COVID-19 vaccination numbers, omits context on need for boosters
Presidential candidate Dr. Jose “Joey” Montemayor, who is against mandatory vaccination, claimed that the number of fully vaccinated individuals in the Philippines has not reached 30 million as of early March. This is false.
Robin’s majority
It’s been years since I’ve attended a political rally, and more than a decade since I attended one for a presidential candidate. But I found myself with a ringside seat at the UniTeam’s Barotac Nuevo (Iloilo) rally thanks to Dr Ferjenel Biron, an ex- and returning congressman and the political leader and kingpin of the 4th District of Iloilo.