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.
Online Posts
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.
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.
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
