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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: ‘Underwater earthquake’ video taken in Indonesia, NOT in the Philippines

A video on Facebook is erroneously claiming that a clip of divers experiencing an earthquake under the sea was taken in the Philippines. This is not true.

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Dec 12, 2023

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Netizens revive FALSE warning of SM MOA collapse 

Netizens reshared a false chain message warning people against going to SM Mall of Asia.

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Dec 12, 2023

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Video on South Korea giving a submarine to Philippine Navy MISLEADS

The South Korean government is only set to give a small warship called a corvette, not a submarine, to the Philippines.

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Dec 8, 2023

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: TikTok video on death of 39 babies in Gaza FALSE

Two premature babies, not 39, died in Gaza’s al-Shifa hospital on Nov. 11, 2023.

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Dec 8, 2023

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Solar superstorm causing ‘internet apocalypse’ has NO BASIS

Videos circulating on Instagram, Facebook and TikTok are claiming that a solar superstorm would cause a global internet outage for months. This is baseless.

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Dec 8, 2023

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: BARMM official DID NOT say ‘Christians are unwelcome in Marawi’

BARMM Interior Minister Naguib Sinarimbo did not say Christians have no place in Marawi.

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Dec 7, 2023

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Marcoleta did NOT replace Romualdez as Speaker

A YouTube video is falsely claiming that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has appointed SAGIP Party-list Rep. Rodante Marcoleta as House speaker to replace Martin Romualdez.

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Dec 7, 2023

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Video shows 2013 storm surge, NOT tsunami after most recent Mindanao quake

A Facebook page uploaded a 10-year-old clip of a storm surge falsely passing it off as a tsunami after the magnitude 7.4 quake that recently jolted parts of Mindanao.

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Dec 7, 2023

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: ‘Israel-Palestine’ video OLD, does NOT show ongoing Israel-Hamas war

A video on Facebook is claiming to show combat footage recently taken during the Israel-Hamas war. This is not true, the video is not recent.

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Dec 6, 2023

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: PCG did NOT fire water cannon at Chinese vessel

A YouTube video is claiming that the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) had fired water cannons in the West Philippine Sea supposedly at a Chinese vessel. This is misleading.

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Dec 5, 2023

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Romualdez NOT suspended from House of Representatives

A YouTube video bore a clickbait headline and thumbnail claiming that House Speaker Martin Romualdez has been suspended from the House of Representatives. This is not true.

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Dec 4, 2023

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: FB page criticizes Robredo for using the term ‘in a good place’

Several posts on Facebook called out Vice President Leni Robredo for her use of the term “in a good place” to describe a pleasant condition.

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Apr 30, 2022

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