“Official ballots are so thin that it is recommended to only leave a small dot on the circles to prevent ink bleeding and overvoting.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 7 May 2025.
Vera Files rated thisFalse
What Vera Files found
The Commission on Elections assured the public that the ballots passed quality testing. They also said voters should fully shade the circles beside the names of candidates.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 7 May 2025. Vera Files (Philippines) looked into it and published its finding on 10 May 2025, 3 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/share/p/1LmJg6CgRf/
Links recorded by Vera Files. Some posts may have been deleted since.
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.