“COVID-19 vaccines come in the form of quantum dots”
Vera Files rated this: False
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“Ang mga hindi nabakunahan laban sa COVID-19 ay walang dapat katakutan kung napapalibutan sila ng mga indibidwal na nabakunahan.”
Vera Files rated this: Kailangan ng konteksto
Vera Files says: Habang ang isang bakuna ay "nagbibigay [ng] proteksyon laban sa matinding uri [ng sakit], pagpapa-ospital, at maging kamatayan," muling idiniin ng Department of Health na ito ay "hindi isang magic bullet." Pinayuhan ng …
“Photo showing trash spilling over from Manila bay to the baywalk was taken before the term of President Rodrigo Duterte”
Vera Files rated this: Misleading
“Unvaccinated persons against COVID-19 have nothing to fear if they are surrounded by fully vaccinated individuals.”
Vera Files rated this: Needs context
Vera Files says: While a vaccine “promise[s] protection against the severe form [of the disease], hospitalization, and even death,” the Department of Health reiterated that it is “not a magic bullet.” The World Health Organization (WHO)…
“Communist leader Jose Maria "Joma" Sison was among those who filed a communication to the International Criminal Court regarding the killings under President Duterte's war on drugs.”
Vera Files rated this: No basis
Vera Files says: The ICC Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) does not disclose publicly the identity of persons, groups or states that submitted a communication, citing their “safety, well being and privacy,” according to its policy paper on…
“Duterte 'confirms' he'll run for VP in 2022”
FactRakers rated this: FALSE
FactRakers says: Duterte made no such statement and even endorsed a lawmaker for that position
“mRNA vaccine is “not a vaccine” because it does not use a weakened or killed version of the COVID-19 virus”
Vera Files rated this: False
“Only President Duterte among the country's leaders has given the Navy two modern frigates to protect the Philippine territorial waters.”
Vera Files rated this: Needs context
Vera Files says: While the two brand new frigates from South Korea were delivered during the Duterte administration, the acquisition process began in 2013, under the Aquino presidency.
“Photo shows Ormoc Port's state of severe disrepair during Aquino term”
FactRakers rated this: MISLEADING
FactRakers says: Photo is not of Ormoc Port but of a ship that ran aground in Tacloban during typhoon Yolanda
“Si Jose Maria "Joma" Sison, lider ng mga komunista sa bansa, ay kabilang sa nagsumite ng komunikasyon sa International Criminal Court hinggil sa mga nangyaring pagpatay sa giyera kontra droga ni Pangulong Duterte.”
Vera Files rated this: Walang batayan
Vera Files says: Ang ICC Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) ay hindi isinisiwalat sa publiko ang pagkakakilanlan ng mga tao, grupo o estado na nagsumite ng komunikasyon, para sa kanilang “safety, well being at privacy," ayon sa policy paper…
“Si Pangulong Duterte lamang sa mga naging pinuno ng bansa ang nakapagbigay sa Navy ng dalawang modernong frigates para protektahan ang territorial waters ng Pilipinas.”
Vera Files rated this: Kailangan ng konteksto
Vera Files says: Habang ang dalawang bagong frigates mula sa South Korea ay naihatid sa panahon ng administrasyong Duterte, nagsimula ang proseso ng pagbili noong 2013, sa ilalim ng pagkapangulo ni Aquino.
“Marikina mayor endorses Duterte-Duterte in 2022”
FactRakers rated this: FALSE
FactRakers says: Original card belonging to ABS-CBN transformed to carry fake quote
“ICC can probe Philippine drug war only when gov't isn't functioning”
FactRakers rated this: FALSE
FactRakers says: No such condition exists in the Rome Statute which established the ICC
“ICC prosecutor Fatou Bensouda will be sent to prison for a false accusation against President Rodrigo Duterte”
Vera Files rated this: False
“Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque says reckless imprudence would be the more on point criminal offense to file against quarantine violators rather than murder.”
Vera Files rated this: Flip-flop
Vera Files says: In a public briefing a day prior, Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo said individuals infected with COVID-19 who refuse to go into quarantine andconsequently infect other persons who eventually die of the …
“Residents demolishing a Davao school attacked 2 party-list lawmakers”
FactRakers rated this: FALSE
FactRakers says: The lawmakers were never at the school, which is not even in Davao
“Sinabi ni Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque na reckless imprudence ang mas higit na angkop na kasong kriminal na maisasampa laban sa mga lumalabag sa quarantine kaysa murder.”
Vera Files rated this: Flip-flop
Vera Files says: Sa isang public hearing isang araw bago ang pangyayari, sinabi ni Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo na ang mga indibidwal na nahawahan ng COVID-19 na tumangging mag quarantine at dahil dito ay nakahawa an…
“According to the study, combined protection of surgical masks and face shields was "similar" to surgical mask use alone.”
Vera Files rated this: Needs Context
Vera Files says: While the January study did bear out the findings that Moreno cited, the mayor left out some important context. The study made use of a simulation — meaning there were “no actual humans” included in the experiment — and…
“Ayon sa pag-aaral, ang pinagsamang proteksyon ng mga surgical mask at mga face shield ay "katulad" sa paggamit ng surgical mask lamang.”
Vera Files rated this: Kailangan ng konteksto
Vera Files says: Habang ang pag-aaral noong Enero ay ipinakita ang mga natuklasan na binanggit ni Moreno, hindi sinabi ng mayor ang ilang mahalagang konteksto. Ginamit sa pag-aaral ang isang simulation — nangangahulugang walang "tunay n…
“President Rodrigo Duterte confirmed that Sara Duterte has chosen Bongbong Marcos as her running mate in the 2022 elections”
Vera Files rated this: False