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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: There is no recent announcement from the Department of Education's official website or social media channels regarding student cash aid for the school year 2025-2026.
FACTLY says: The video actually shows a hotel under construction catching fire in Alanya, Turkey, on 27 January 2025. It predates the Delhi library fire and has no connection to the incident. No injuries were reported in the Delhi i…
Vera Files says: No announcements are posted on DepEd's official channels about rescheduling the start of classes. Schools across the country proceeded to reopen this Monday, with about 27 million enrollees.
Vera Files says: In a June 5 advisory, the DSWD said it no longer provides direct educational cash aid but instead implements the “Tara, Basa! Tutoring Program,” under which beneficiaries are paid to tutor elementary students struggling…
FACTLY says: The video does not show a real teacher being kidnapped for a forced marriage in Begusarai, Bihar. It is a scene from the shooting of a film titled Pakdaua Biyha, which was filmed at Dularpur Math Madhya Vidyalaya in Beg…
FACTLY says: Harvard University has not made any official statement, declaring the Quran the best book for justice in the world. Harvard has included a verse from the Quran(Sura An-Nisa 4:135) in a gallery of quotations about law an…
FACTLY says: Both individuals seen encircled in the viral photos are different people. The man encircled in one of the photos is Lokesh Choudhary, the current Joint Secretary of the Delhi University Students’ Union. The person encir…
Vera Files says: In a May 23 advisory, Sen. Bong Go cautioned the public against believing messages from several fake Facebook accounts and pages claiming that he or the Malasakit Center is giving out cash assistance to anyone who sends…
Vera Files says: Marcos never filed a bill for free college tuition, neither as a senator in the 15th and 16th Congress nor as a congressman in the 9th and 15th Congress. He was not a senator when the Universal Access to Quality Tertiar…
Vera Files says: In a May 14 advisory posted on their official FB page, the DepEd debunked the circulating graphic and called it “fake news.”
Vera Files says: DepEd labelled this as “fake news” in a statement issued on May 18 as it reminded the public to be cautious and discerning against misinformation.
Vera Files says: On April 4, DepEd released a draft of its revised senior high school curriculum, streamlining the tracks from four to two and core subjects from 15 to five, in the next school year starting June. The document never ment…
FACTLY says: This viral notice claiming that the UGC has cancelled examinations due to ongoing tensions between India and Pakistan is fabricated. On 07 May 2025, the UGC clarified in a post on X (formerly Twitter) that the notice is…
Vera Files says: These are scams. There is no such announcement from DepEd's official website or social media channels about a financial assistance program for graduating students.
FACTLY says: The video shows a fire incident that occurred on 05 March 2025 in Majra Vishnupur, Lakhimpur Kheri, Uttar Pradesh, where 21 houses were gutted, and four goats died. The video is not from Hyderabad Central University and…
FACTLY says: The video shows a herd of elephants crossing a road in the Ampara district of Sri Lanka. Moreover, there were no reports of the presence of elephants in Hyderabad Central University