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Vera Files says: The Ombudsman has started its preliminary investigation of Duterte's alleged misuse of confidential funds. Being an impeachable official, Duterte may only be investigated but not prosecuted by the Ombudsman.
Vera Files says: The Supreme Court landmark decision on the second placer rule indicates that it only applies to local officials, while the House of Representatives—as in the case of Bienvenido Abante Jr. and Luis “Joey” Chua Uy for the…
Vera Files says: The International Criminal Court has yet to decide on the interim release plea of former president Rodrigo Duterte. The screenshots in the thumbnail were taken from the Public Redacted Version of the Urgent Request for …
Vera Files says: There is no SC decision or statement removing Vice President Sara Duterte and Senate President Chiz Escudero from their respective positions.
Vera Files says: No reliable sources state that then vice president Fernando Lopez was impeached in 1966. News reports, local historians and political pundits have cited Sara Duterte as the first-ever Philippine vice president to be imp…
Vera Files says: There are no court decisions declaring Hontiveros guilty of bribery; nor is there a warrant of arrest against her.
Vera Files says: The clip is from an ANC Live streaming of a 2014 Senate hearing where Mendoza said COA auditors were pressured and threatened when she testified in a probe into alleged irregularities at the Makati City hall.
Vera Files says: : The videos and photos are AI-generated. Results from the tools used by AI detection experts at the Deepfakes Analysis Unit in India show that some parts of the video were AI-generated. The DAU further flagged other sp…
Vera Files says: Results from the AI-detection tool Hive Moderation indicated that the video is 99.8% likely to be AI-generated. There are also no credible or verified news reports on Iran's supposed surrender to Israel.
Vera Files says: A circulating video of Sen. Risa Hontiveros vowing to “defy the Constitution” was edited to mislead. The clip was extracted from her June 9 media conference where she emphasized that she would not allow the Senate to de…
Vera Files says: Two old and unrelated clips were stitched together to mislead netizens. The first shows an explosion in Beirut, Lebanon in August 2020, while the second is from an incident at a cheerleading event in Dallas, Texas in Ma…
Vera Files says: The circulating video of United States ships and helicopters was taken during the Balikatan exercises in Subic Bay last April. The clip is not related to the Israel-Iran conflict this June as the post erroneously claime…
Vera Files says: Residents in two provinces were warned by the NDRRMC about possible rocket debris following the launch of Chinese rocket Long March 7A last May. The launch is unrelated to any world conflict, as the rocket only carried …
Vera Files says: There is no record of senator-elect Tito Sotto announcing in a radio interview his plan to file a bill lowering the early retirement age to 39 years old.
Vera Files says: A post about R.A. No. 10627 as legal basis for calling someone ‘fat' or ‘dark-skinned' needs context as the law has no provisions on fines or filing charges against bullying.
Vera Files says: The water landing did not actually happen. The footage is from the video game Grand Theft Auto V, uploaded on April 1, 2025 by the YouTube channel Demolition World.
Vera Files says: The footage shows the massive blast that rocked the port area of Beirut, Lebanon, on Aug. 4, 2020.
Vera Files says: The original footage is from 2023 and shows Afghan refugees crossing the Iranian border to Turkey.
Vera Files says: DepEd and CHED did not announce that drug testing will be a mandatory requirement for all senior high school and college students this academic year. Drug testing in schools is conducted randomly.
Vera Files says: This is an old video taken on March 14, 2025. It shows VP Sara Duterte—not the former president—exiting the ICC premises after her father's pre-trial hearing.