“Citing a VERA Files article, Rep. Robert Ace Barbers claims only 73 persons were killed in anti-drug police operations from July 2022 to the end of 2023.”
What Vera Files found
The VERA Files article, written by researchers from UP's Third World Studies Center, noted 342 drug-related deaths in the first year of the Marcos administration alone. The number has grown to 506 deaths by the end of 2023. The 73 deaths referred to the report of then PNP chief Benjamin Acorda during his first 100 days in office, from April 24 to Aug. 1, 2023
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In short
Robert Ace Barbers made this claim around 7 November 2024. Vera Files (Philippines) looked into it and published its finding on 12 November 2024, 5 days later. Its rating was “Inaccurate”.
Robert Ace Barbers has 3 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 2 of them false or fake, 1 misleading or mixed and 0 true.
Where the claim appeared
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This check was done by Vera Files, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.