Archive - Claims by public figures Year all all 2024 2023 2022 2021 Items per page 18 12 18 24 30 Claims by public figures VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Rodrigo Duterte calling President Marcos a ‘drug addict’ needs context This was the first time Rodrigo Duterte mentioned President Ferdinand Marcos’ name in connection with drug abuse. By VERA Files | Jan 30, 2024 | 2-minute read KEEP READING Claims by public figures VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Rodrigo Duterte’s claim that President Marcos is on PDEA narco-list is baseless Former president Rodrigo Duterte called President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. a “drug addict” and said his name was included in a list from the PDEA. This is baseless. By VERA Files | Jan 30, 2024 | 3-minute read KEEP READING Claims by public figures VERA FILES FACT CHECK: DepEd’s order continuing voucher program for Grade 11 students in SUCs, LUCs for SY 2023-2024 needs context Six months after stopping the issuance of vouchers for Grade 11 students enrolled in state and local universities and colleges for the current school year ending in June 2024, the Department of Education ordered that it be continued. By VERA Files | Jan 26, 2024 | 4-minute read KEEP READING Claims by public figures VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Zubiri shifts gears on prioritizing Cha-cha in Senate Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri is now saying the Senate will review the economic provisions of the 1987 Constitution, following a meeting with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Jan. 11. By VERA Files | Jan 26, 2024 | 4-minute read KEEP READING Claims by public figures VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Para saan ba ang unprogrammed funds? Ano ba ang unprogrammed funds? Para saan ito at ano ang kahulugan nito para sa mga Filipino? By VERA Files | Jan 25, 2024 | 2-minute read KEEP READING Claims by public figures VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Rodrigo Duterte ayaw na sa Cha-cha? Hindi na raw kailangan ng Charter Change dahil wala naman daw mali sa 1987 Constitution, sabi ni dating pangulong Rodrigo Duterte. Taliwas ito sa posisyon niya noong siya ay nasa pwesto pa. Nagbago na nga ba ang ihip ng hangin? By VERA Files | Jan 23, 2024 | 2-minute read KEEP READING Claims by public figures VERA FILES FACT CHECK: MALI ang pahayag ni Duterte na wala siyang ‘malalang’ pinuna sa gobyerno Mali ang pahayag ni dating pangulong Rodrigo Duterte na hindi siya naging bastos at wala siyang naalalang opisyal ng gobyerno na napuna niya ng “malala” sa kanyang programang “Gikan sa Masa, Para sa Masa" sa SMNI. By VERA Files | Jan 22, 2024 | 2-minute read KEEP READING Claims by public figures VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Duterte changes tune on 2025 elections bid Former president Rodrigo Duterte said in 2023 he will come out of retirement if Vice President Sara Duterte is impeached. By VERA Files | Jan 15, 2024 | 3-minute read KEEP READING Claims by public figures VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Why is the senior high school program discontinued in local, state universities and colleges? CHED said there is still a possibility to allow SUCs and LUCs to continue offering the SHS program after a thorough study has been done. By VERA Files | Jan 11, 2024 | 5-minute read KEEP READING 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 Posts pagination Newer posts 1 2 3 4 5 Older posts