Archive - Claims by public figures Year 2023 all 2024 2023 2022 2021 Items per page 18 12 18 24 30 Claims by public figures VERA FILES FACT CHECK YEARENDER: Ano nga ba ang reverse image search na ‘yan?! Sa dami ng mga kahina-hinalang video tungkol sa mga sakuna ngayon, mahirap na ring masuri kung ano nga ba ang totoo sa hindi. Panoorin ang video ng VERA Files Fact Check sa paggamit ng reverse image search. By Bryan Manalang | Dec 28, 2023 | 1-minute read KEEP READING Claims by public figures VERA FILES FACT CHECK YEARENDER: Disinformation sa mga kalamidad, patuloy na rumagasa nitong 2023 Ngayong taon, 46 sa 410 na online claims na dinebunk ng VERA Files Fact Check mula Enero hanggang Disyembre ay may kinalaman sa mga natural at man-made disaster. By Bryan Manalang | Dec 28, 2023 | 2-minute read KEEP READING Claims by public figures VERA FILES FACT CHECK YEARENDER: Health is wealth (Scammers’ Version): Talamak na pekeng health ads online Paano nga ba nabibiktima ng mga fake ad ang mga ordinaryong Pinoy? Ano ang masasabi ng mga personalidad na ginagamit sa mga mapanlinlang na post? Ano nga ba ang mga ginagawang hakbang ng gobyerno para malutas ito? By Valerie Joyce Nuval and Merinette Retona | Dec 27, 2023 | 2-minute read KEEP READING Claims by public figures VERA FILES FACT CHECK YEARENDER: Bye victim era, hello scam-free era! Paano hindi ma-fall sa online scams? Halos doble ang bilang ng mga online scam na na-fact-check ngayong taon ng VERA Files kumpara noong nakaraang taon. Mula Jan. 1 hanggang Dec. 8, 2023, nakapag-fact-check ang VERA Files ng 78 scam posts na maaaring nakapambiktima ng maraming Pilipino. By Valerie Joyce Nuval and Merinette Retona | Dec 27, 2023 | 2-minute read KEEP READING Claims by public figures 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. By Celine Isabelle Samson | Dec 21, 2023 | 6-minute read KEEP READING Claims by public figures 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. By Rhoanne De Guzman | Dec 20, 2023 | 3-minute read KEEP READING Claims by public figures 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. By Nica Rhiana Hanopol | Dec 19, 2023 | 3-minute read KEEP READING Claims by public figures 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. By VERA Files | Dec 18, 2023 | 5-minute read KEEP READING Claims by public figures 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. By Enrico Berdos and Rhenzel Raymond Caling | Dec 18, 2023 | 12-minute read KEEP READING Claims by public figures 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. By Enrico Berdos and Rhenzel Raymond Caling | Dec 18, 2023 | 3-minute read KEEP READING Claims by public figures VERA FILES FACT CHECK YEARENDER: The Phantom of Duterte’s Disinformation Opera Misleading claims of former president Rodrigo Duterte on the jurisdiction of the ICC continued to haunt the disinformation landscape in 2023 even as the current administration now considers cooperating in the tribunal’s ongoing probe into the bloody drug war. By Blanch Ancla and Pipo Gonzales | Dec 17, 2023 | 6-minute read KEEP READING Claims by public figures VERA FILES FACT SHEET: The Sotto Law explained What is the Sotto Law? Who does it protect? Here are five things you need to know. By VERA Files | Dec 16, 2023 | 7-minute read KEEP READING Claims by public figures VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Imee Marcos MISLEADS in claim that ICC has ‘no jurisdiction’ over drug war probe since PH has ‘functioning’ courts This makes Marcos one of the many public figures who have made misleading claims in asserting the Philippines’ “non-cooperation” to the ICC’s probe of the Duterte administration’s drug war. By VERA Files | Dec 2, 2023 | 4-minute read KEEP READING Claims by public figures VERA FILES FACT CHECK: KULANG SA KONTEKSTO ang pahayag ni AFP Chief Brawner tungkol sa umuugong na ‘destabilization’ Humarap sa media si Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief of Staff Romeo Brawner Jr. para linawin ang nauna niyang pahayag na may destabilization efforts laban sa administrasyong Marcos. Nangangailangan ito ng konteksto. By VERA Files | Nov 13, 2023 | 1-minute read KEEP READING Claims by public figures VERA FILES FACT SHEET: ‘Holiday economics’ sa ilalim ng Marcos admin Nakalilito ang polisiya ng Malacañang sa pagdedeklara ng holiday. By VERA Files | Nov 8, 2023 | 1-minute read KEEP READING Claims by public figures VERA FILES FACT SHEET: What happens now to the EDSA bicycle lane? The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority is standing by its proposal for a shared bike lane on EDSA despite objections from bicycle and motorcycle groups. By VERA Files | Sep 8, 2023 | 2-minute read KEEP READING Claims by public figures VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Ano ang bago sa renewable energy? Ibinida ni President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. ang renewable energy sa kanyang State of the Nation Address noong July 24. Bakit ito priority ng Marcos administration? By VERA Files | Aug 2, 2023 | 1-minute read KEEP READING Claims by public figures VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Marcos’ report on decreasing food prices in SONA is misleading PSA said food inflation has slowed down to 6.7% in June 2023 from 7.5% in the previous month. However, it is still higher than the 6.4% recorded food inflation in June 2022. By VERA Files | Jul 28, 2023 | 3-minute read KEEP READING