Archive - FACT CHECK Year all all 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 Items per page 30 12 18 24 30 FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Jay Sonza posts wrong photo on Leni b-day Pasay rally Former broadcaster Jay Sonza misled people by using a different photo in a Facebook “congratulatory” post on the number of attendees in the April 23 #ArawNa10To! rally held in Pasay City for Vice President Leni Robredo. By VERA FILES | Apr 27, 2022 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT SHEET: What you need to know about the senatorial candidates Part 3 of the series covers three stalwart supporters of President Rodrigo Duterte – actor Robin Padilla, former Palace spokesperson Salvador Panelo and former Mindanao Development Authority chairperson and former Agriculture secretary Manny Piñol – and SAGIP Party-list Rep. Rodante Marcoleta. By VERA Files | Apr 27, 2022 | 8-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT SHEET: What you need to know about the senatorial candidates Part 4 of the series covers former senators Jinggoy Estrada and Gringo Honasan, and reelectionists Sherwin “Win” Gatchalian and Richard Gordon. By VERA FILES | Apr 27, 2022 | 9-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Eagle News, NET25 report baseless claim that CPP founder Joma Sison advises Robredo presidential bid Joma Sison said he has neither been advising Robredo nor consulting with her spokesperson Barry Gutierrez. The Robredo camp has denied any relation or communication with the CPP or Sison. By VERA FILES | Apr 26, 2022 | 4-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT SHEET: What you need to know about the senatorial candidates (First of seven parts) In this seven-part series, VERA Files Fact Check dug up relevant information about select senatorial hopefuls to help the electorate in making the choice. By VERA Files | Apr 26, 2022 | 9-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT SHEET: What you need to know about the senatorial candidates Part 2 of the series covers two former senators – Antonio Trillanes IV and Antique Rep. Loren Legarda – and three incumbents – Joel Villanueva, Migz Zubiri and Risa Hontiveros – who are trying to regain or retain seats in the chamber. By VERA Files | Apr 26, 2022 | 11-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: FB post FALSELY claims Lacson didn’t serve under executive branch Contrary to what one Facebook post claimed, presidential candidate and senator Ping Lacson held various positions under the government’s executive branch. By VERA Files | Apr 25, 2022 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Robredo DID NOT threaten chaos if she loses, has NO alliance with NPA The claims were based on the conjectures by a reporter in soliciting a reaction from three presidential candidates. By VERA Files | Apr 25, 2022 | 3-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Claim that CPP founder Joma Sison ‘advises’ Robredo presidential campaign has no basis In an email to VERA Files Fact Check, Sison said he has neither been advising Robredo nor consulting with her spokesperson Barry Gutierrez. By VERA FILES | Apr 25, 2022 | 3-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Pro-Uniteam FB pages spread FAKE photo of Robredo’s Cebu rally FB pages supporting Bongbong Marcos and Sara Duterte-Carpio published an edited image to claim that a million people gathered at Robredo’s Cebu grand rally. By VERA Files | Apr 25, 2022 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Robredo did NOT call Barzaga family ‘traitors’ Robredo never referred to the Barzaga family as traitors or idiots. By VERA Files | Apr 22, 2022 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Exit poll on overseas voting in 5 countries UNOFFICIAL Exit poll results like the one currently circulating online should not be considered a reliable source to establish a trend in the outcome of elections. By VERA Files | Apr 22, 2022 | 3-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Moreno’s appointment as new Marcos spox is SATIRE Despite the hashtags #SatireNews and #parody indicated in the post, some netizens believed the story was true. By VERA Files | Apr 22, 2022 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Marcos Jr. DID NOT author bill to amend BSP law Marcos was not among those listed as authors of Senate Bill (SB) No. 1297 because he was no longer a senator when the bill was signed into law on Feb. 14, 2019. % By VERA Files | Apr 21, 2022 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Posts MISLEAD with dismissed sedition raps vs. Robredo Netizens revived an old report about the charges filed against Vice President Leni Robredo in 2019 to insinuate that she does not have a “clean record.” By VERA Files | Apr 21, 2022 | 2-minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: FALSE posts claim Kris Aquino wore Marcos sequestered jewelry Aquino already belied this claim in October 2016. By VERA Files | Apr 8, 2022 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Taiwanese media did NOT spread ‘good news’ about BBM-Sara tandem The report was “not support” for the Uniteam tandem. By VERA Files | Apr 8, 2022 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Southern Leyte gov’s ‘Dos Por Dos’ remark on Robredo, Odette relief NEEDS CONTEXT The video snippet cut off the rest of the context. By VERA Files | Apr 8, 2022 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Bongbong Marcos’ son did NOT say dad a cocaine user A reader asked VERA Files to verify the post. By VERA Files | Apr 6, 2022 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Posts FALSELY claim Guinness World Records called Marcos Jr. caravan ‘longest in the world’ “This information is incorrect,” Guinness World Records said. By VERA Files | Apr 5, 2022 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Sandro Marcos quote card on imposing taxes on OFWs is FAKE This is fake. No legitimate news organization published a report mentioning the exact statement allegedly made by Sandro Marcos, who is running for a seat in the House of Representatives. By VERA Files | Apr 5, 2022 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Guinness did NOT remove Marcos ‘greatest robbery’ record over ‘lack of evidence’ It never made such a statement. By VERA Files | Apr 5, 2022 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Wedding pic does NOT show Robredo and ‘first spouse’ The bride in the circulating photo is not Leni Robredo. By VERA Files | Apr 5, 2022 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: FB groups spread FAKE Twitter screenshot claiming pro-Leni supporter fired employees backing rival team This fabricated tweet circulated after Robredo’s March 20 rally in Pasig City. By VERA Files | Apr 4, 2022 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Pia Wurtzbach quote on negative campaigning FAKE CNN has published no such quote card. By VERA Files | Apr 1, 2022 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Priest did NOT express support for Marcos Jr. in homily He did not refer to Marcos, Robredo, or any other candidate in his message. By VERA Files | Apr 1, 2022 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT CHECK: FAKE quote card of Robredo saying drug war must be ‘discontinued’ revived No official statements or news reports quoted Robredo saying this. By VERA Files | Apr 1, 2022 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Where candidates for the country’s top posts stand on voters’ ‘most urgent’ concerns (Second of two parts) With just a little over a month before the May 9 elections, candidates for president and vice president are pulling out all the stops to convince the electorate that they are right for the job. By VERA Files | Apr 1, 2022 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Where candidates for the country’s top posts stand on voters’ ‘most urgent’ concerns (First of two parts) With just a little over a month before the May 9 elections, candidates for president and vice president are pulling out all the stops to convince the electorate that they are right for the job. By VERA Files | Apr 1, 2022 | -minute read KEEP READING FACT CHECK VERA FILES FACT SHEET: What you need to know about the presidential, VP hopefuls (Fourth of four parts) In this four-part series, VERA Files Fact Check compiled relevant information about six of the top candidates vying for Malacañang, and their respective vice presidential bets, to help voters make the ultimate decision. By VERA Files | Mar 31, 2022 | 7-minute read KEEP READING Posts navigation Newer posts 1 … 4 5 6 7 8 … 11 Older posts