From ‘Babango’ to ‘Babangon’: Tales of gold
I am told, over and over, that one of the reasons why Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr is so high up in the polls is because millions of Filipinos have been made to believe in the “Marcos gold”.
Author Archives: Jose Bayani Baylon
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Marcos Jr. call for ‘recount’ of OVP’s Odette donations is SATIRE
There was no such filing, but several netizens believed otherwise and failed to recognize that the post was satire.
Death and taxes and Marcos
As the second year of COVID-19 comes to a close, we Filipinos are learning to accept the reality that there is more than just death and taxes that are inevitable in life. In the Philippines, at least.
Will Tiktok decide the 2022 elections?
You’ll be astounded by the staggering numbers when you Google the number of TikTok accounts the Marcoses and their supporters have. Even more confounding is the exponential capacity of those accounts to share posts.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK YEARENDER: Sa taong 2021, Marcos Jr. pinakanakinabang sa disinformation na may kaugnayan sa halalan; Robredo ang paboritong target
Todo ang trabaho ng mga publisher ng disinformation ngayong taon sa kanilang paggawa ng mga hindi tumpak na post na may kaugnayan sa halalan – karamihan sa mga ito ay umikot para suportahan o atakihin ang ilang mga political aspirants bago pa man ang opisyal na pagsisimula ng kampanya para sa mga pambansang eleksyon sa susunod na taon.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Former spox Roque’s claim on health care law authorship needs context
Roque is only one among over a hundred other lawmakers listed as authors of the measure.
BLIP ML
When I pick up a political conversation with the Omicron Generation and talk turns to Marcos and Martial Law, I either end up answering questions about how it was during the ML years or end up as if I were talking to a blank wall.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: FB pages, netizens spread FAKE anti-Marcos quote card of Laoag mayor
No official record or news report reflects such a remark by Keon.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Pro-BBM netizen, groups spread FAKE caravan photo of Robredo
The original photo shows devotees of the Black Nazarene crossing the Jones Bridge in Manila.
Disunity in Marcos Jr.’s party calls into question his leadership competence
With six petitions filed with the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to thwart his presidential bid in 2022, former senator Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has yet to speak up and clear his name of the allegations against him. He has been leaving the talking to his spokesperson and his adoptive political party, the Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP).