Vera Files
VERA Files is a non-profit news organisation in the Philippines that runs a fact-checking service.
“ICC prosecutor Karim Khan called Antonio Carpio stupid.”
“Cash assistance worth P15,000 for solo parents and 4Ps beneficiaries has been approved in the Philippines”
“Graphene oxide is not listed in the patent of COVID-19 vaccines because it is a trade secret.”
“Nakita sa isang serye ng pitong litrato ang mga health worker sa labas ng Gat Andres Bonifacio Memorial Medical Center sa Tondo, Manila noong Agosto 14, 2021.”
Vera Files says: Hindi bababa sa dalawa sa pitong larawan sa na-edit na Facebook post ng The Manila Times sa opisyal na page at website nito ay nakunan sa Manila COVID-19 Field Hospital.
“The U.S. went on its knees and begged President Rodrigo Duterte to restore the Visiting Forces Agreement”
“Bongbong Marcos confirms Sara Duterte is his running mate for 2022”
“PCR tests and antigen tests used to detect SARS-CoV-2 are repeatedly done because they are not accurate”
“The Philippine Department of Health does not track deaths related to COVID-19 vaccination”
“Ivermectin can be used to protect people from and treat those infected with any variant of COVID-19.”
Vera Files says: The Department of Health asserts that it has "not yet found enough data based on scientific evidence" to support the claim that ivermectin can help people infected with COVID-19. The FDA and DOH do not recommend the use…
“Maaaring gamitin ang Ivermectin upang protektahan ang mga tao at gamutin ang mga nahawahan ng anumang variant ng COVID-19.”
Vera Files says: Iginiit ng Department of Health na "hindi pa ito nakahahanap ng sapat na datos batay sa siyentipikong ebidensya" upang suportahan ang pahayag na ang ivermectin ay maaaring makatulong sa mga taong nahawaan ng COVID-19. H…
“Ivermectin, vitamin C, saluyot (jute), turmeric, virgin coconut oil can kill SARS-CoV-2.”
“A series of seven photos showed health workers outside the Gat Andres Bonifacio Memorial Medical Center in Tondo, Manila on Aug. 14, 2021.”
Vera Files says: At least two of the seven photos in the edited Facebook post of The Manila Times in its official page and on its website were captured at the Manila COVID-19 Field Hospital.
“Some people have died as an effect of COVID-19 vaccines”
“COVID-19 vaccines are being to reduce the Filipino population.”
“Philippine media do not report on Build, Build, Build projects.”
“Rodrigo Duterte has approved the renaming of NAIA (Ninoy Aquino International Airport) to MIA (Manila International Airport)”
“DSWD is going house-to-house to distribute P10,000 as social aid to Filipinos”
“Sa pamamagitan ng Republic Act No. 10699 na pinagtibay noong 2015 sa panahon ni Pangulong Benigno Aquino III, nagbigay ng tax exemption ang Kongreso sa mga napanalunan ng mga pambansang atleta.”
Vera Files says: Ang Republic Act No. 7549, na pinagtibay noong Mayo 22, 1992, sa panunungkulan ng yumaong Pangulong Corazon C. Aquino, ang nag exempt sa pagbabayad ng buwis sa “lahat ng mga premyo at parangal” na ipinagkaloob sa mga at…
“Through Republic Act No. 10699 enacted in 2015 during the term of then President Benigno Aquino III, Congress granted tax exemption on winnings of national athletes.”
Vera Files says: It is Republic Act No. 7549, enacted on May 22, 1992 during the term of the late President Corazon C. Aquino, that exempts from income tax payments “all prizes and awards” granted to athletes participating in local or i…