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Checked by Vera Files4 Mar 2022PhilippinesPolitics and government
Sara Duterte-Carpio

“As vice president, I don’t have any power [over] granting franchises. It will be up to Congress, the House of Representatives, and the Senate … we will abide by the decision of the branch of government that is empowered to do that.”

Vera Files rated this: Needs Context

Vera Files says: Despite having no power over the matter as Davao City mayor, Duterte-Carpio did not hesitate to express her hope for ABS-CBN’s bid for a franchise renewal two years ago.

Checked by Vera Files1 Mar 2022PhilippinesPolitics and government
Luis "Chavit" Singson

“The $650 million recovered by the Philippine government in the Swiss bank accounts of the Marcos family in 2003 were not stolen.”

Vera Files rated this: False

Vera Files says: In 2003, the SC, citing “undeniable circumstances” and “an avalanche of documentary evidence,” ruled that the Marcoses failed to “justify the lawful nature of their acquisition” of the money in Swiss banks that had been…

Checked by RMIT ABC Fact Check22 Feb 2022AustraliaPolitics and government
Clive Palmer, United Australia Party chairman

“The United Australia Party under Clive Palmer claims three former prime ministers as its own”

RMIT ABC Fact Check rated this: Nonsense

RMIT ABC Fact Check says: Mr Palmer's claim is nonsense. The original United Australia Party was a political party established in 1931 and formally disbanded in 1945. Experts told Fact Check that many members then transferred to the Liberal Part…