Archive - PHL Vote 2016 Year all all 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 Items per page 30 12 18 24 30 PHL Vote 2016 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. By VERA Files | Apr 30, 2022 | 3-minute read KEEP READING PHL Vote 2016 VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Video about ballot in New Zealand without Robredo’s name NEEDS CONTEXT COMELEC debunked the claim on April 25, saying that the ballot was “deliberately edited to make it appear that VP Robredo’s name is missing from the list of Presidential candidates.” By VERA Files | Apr 28, 2022 | 2-minute read KEEP READING PHL Vote 2016 VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Photo does NOT show ‘collusion’ meeting between Robredo and Comelec A photo showing Vice President Leni Robredo and officials from the Commission on Elections is circulating with false context. By VERA Files | Apr 28, 2022 | 3-minute read KEEP READING PHL Vote 2016 VERA FILES FACT CHECK: SATIRE crowd shot of Robredo’s Pasay rally misleads netizens Netizens believed a satirical photo supposedly taken from Vice President Leni Robredo’s April 23 grand rally in Pasay City. By VERA Files | Apr 28, 2022 | 3-minute read KEEP READING PHL Vote 2016 VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Robredo did NOT say her election win is assured A fake quote card bearing Rappler’s logo claimed that Vice President Leni Robredo said her and her running mate’s victory in the 2022 polls is guaranteed. By VERA Files | Apr 27, 2022 | 2-minute read KEEP READING PHL Vote 2016 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 PHL Vote 2016 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 PHL Vote 2016 Mammoth crowd parties with Leni; VP urges sustained fight vs ‘fake news’ Fighting “fake news” should never stop, however exhausting it may be, the vice president said. By Blanch Ancla and Nica Rhiana Hanopol | Apr 24, 2022 | 15-minute read KEEP READING PHL Vote 2016 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 PHL Vote 2016 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 PHL Vote 2016 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 PHL Vote 2016 From teens to seniors: Why they’re voting for BBM, Sara The young voters dismissed allegations of atrocities and corruption during Martial Law. By Merinette Retona and Ivel John Santos | Apr 22, 2022 | 12-minute read KEEP READING