“Chiz Escudero killed Duterte impeachment case”
Vera Files rated this: False
Vera Files says: Escudero only delayed the reading of charges in the Articles of Impeachment from June 2 to June 11
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“General Nicolas Torre III has been sacked as Philippine National Police chief after his predecessor, Gen. Rommel Marbil, supposedly made allegations of wrongdoing against him.”
Vera Files rated this: Misleading
Vera Files says: Torre, recently named as head of the country's police force, has not been dismissed by Malacañang. Marbil also did not reveal any misconduct committed by his successor.
“Video shows Uttar Pradesh police officers brutally thrashing three young men in the public.”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: This viral video shows Andhra Pradesh police publicly punishing three individuals who were accused of attacking a police constable in Tenali town, Andhra Pradesh, in April 2025.
“Video shows the International Criminal Court has dismissed with finality the crimes against humanity case against former president Rodrigo Duterte”
Vera Files rated this: False
Vera Files says: The video was old and shows a clip from the swearing-in ceremony of five ICC judges in 2012, not the court's hearing or dismissal of Duterte's case.
“The video shows a man who went to file a missing complaint about his daughter being slapped by a policeman, after which the local MLA visited the police station and confronted the officer.”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: The viral video is a combination of two unrelated incidents. The first part is from 18 September 2022, when a policeman at Binauli Police Station in Baghpat, Uttar Pradesh, slapped a man who came to report about his mis…
“The International Criminal Court has freed Duterte from detention in the Hague following a speech by Nigerian Prince Ali Ababwa.”
Vera Files rated this: Satire
Vera Files says: Duterte was not freed by the ICC. The post is published by a satirical Facebook page.
“The video shows Jyoti Malhotra being assaulted by people when she appeared for a court hearing.”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: The viral video is unrelated to Jyoti Malhotra. It shows a woman being assaulted in Dhanmondi, Bangladesh, on 06 February 2025, during protests against the demolition of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s residence. Multiple Bangl…
“Photo of a suicide bomber arrested during the recent NIA raids in Delhi and Uttar Pradesh in May 2025.”
FACTLY rated this: MISLEADING
FACTLY says: The viral photo shows a Taliban suicide bomber who was arrested by Afghan security forces in Farah province, Afghanistan, in 2010. There are no reports of any NIA raids in Delhi or Uttar Pradesh in May 2025 involving th…
“video on TikTok claiming to show Citizen TV news anchor Wyclife Orandi announcing that Kenyan lawyer and politician Martha Karua had been killed in Tanzania”
PesaCheck rated this: Altered
“Newly sworn-in ML party-list Rep. Leila De Lima is returning to jail.”
Vera Files rated this: Misleading
Vera Files says: A GMA News' Saksi report was edited to claim falsely that the Court of Appeals has ordered the former senator to return to jail.
“Former president Rodrigo Duterte's case was junked by the International Criminal Court and he will be released soon, according to the ICC website.”
Vera Files rated this: False
Vera Files says: The ICC did not junk the charges against former president Rodrigo Duterte. No such announcement can be found on its ICC website. He remains in detention while awaiting the confirmation of charges hearing on Sept. 23.
“The International Criminal Court granted former president Rodrigo Duterte's motion to return to the Philippines.”
Vera Files rated this: Satire
Vera Files says: The circulating graphic claiming that the International Criminal Court granted former president Rodrigo Duterte's motion to return to the Philippines is satire. The ICC did not grant such a motion and the former preside…
“post on TikTok reporting that the Uganda Police said in a statement that Edward Ssebufu, alias Eddie Mutwe, will be court-martialed”
PesaCheck rated this: False
“screenshot on TikTok of a purported Daily Monitor article showing Ugandan businessman Sudhir Ruparelia seemingly being arrested”
PesaCheck rated this: Fake
“The International Criminal Court has issued and sent to the Philippines an arrest warrant for Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa.”
Vera Files rated this: False
Vera Files says: No arrest warrant for Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa has been published on the ICC's official website, nor have any verified reports confirmed that the Philippine government had received such a document.
“The police have arrested a Hindu Brahmin named Sandeep Sharma in connection with the 2025 Pahalgam terror attack.”
FACTLY rated this: MISLEADING
FACTLY says: The viral news report video by ABP News dates back to July 2017, in which Sandeep Sharma, a suspected terrorist, was arrested by the Kashmir Police. The video has no connection with the recent Pahalgam terror attack.
“Viral clip shows 'migrant in England' assaulting police.”
Logically Facts rated this: False
“15 of the 26 people killed in the Pahalgam terror attack on 22 April 2025 were Muslims.”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: The list mentioned in the viral post is fake. According to reports, 26 people have been killed in the incident so far — of which 25 were non-Muslims and one was a Muslim, identified as Syed Adil Hussain Shah, a native o…
“Last video of Lieutenant Vinay Narwal, who was killed in the April 2025 Pahalgam terror attack”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: This video features Instagram blogger Yashika Sharma Sherawat and her husband Ashish Sherawat. It has nothing to do with Lt Narwal. Yashika and Ashish clarified this in a video stating they are the ones featured in it, …
“Manila and Quezon City are among the Asian cities with the highest crime rate according to Numbeo 2025 Crime Index”
Vera Files rated this: Needs Context
Vera Files says: While it is true that both cities ranked high in Numbeo's crime index, the database is known to “crowdsource” data through “surveys answered by website visitors” and does not use official and confirmed statistical metho…