“Christian Monsod apologized for the terrible lapses in logic of the 1987 Constitution”
Vera Files rated this: Fake
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“Mar Roxas is running in the 2022 elections”
Vera Files rated this: False
“Benigno 'Ninoy" Aquino Jr. "organized" the CPP-NPA and MNLF.”
Vera Files rated this: Unproven
Vera Files says: Aquino’s name does not appear in the “brief review of the history” of CPP-NPA published in 1988. Neither was he cited in an article written by CPP founding chairperson Jose Maria Sison in 2018. A tracker on militant org…
“British blogger Malcolm Conlan said he admires the Duterte administration for ignoring Sen. Manny Pacquiao's criticisms”
Vera Files rated this: False
“Former President Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III has a "secret wife" who revealed herself after his death”
Vera Files rated this: False
“Itinatag” ni Benigno 'Ninoy "Aquino Jr. ang CPP-NPA at MNLF.”
Vera Files rated this: Hindi Napatunayan
Vera Files says: Wala ang pangalan ni Aquino sa "maikling review ng kasaysayan" ng CPP-NPA na inilathala noong 1988. Hindi rin siya binanggit sa isang artikulong isinulat ni CPP founding chairperson Jose Maria Sison noong 2018. Isang tr…
“Dionisia Pacquiao was hospitalized after fainting”
Vera Files rated this: Fake
“Sen. Manny Pacquiao said he was guilty of being "bobo" (stupid)”
Vera Files rated this: Fake
“Sen. Manny Pacquiao obtained a four-year political science degree in three months from the University of Makati”
Vera Files rated this: Needs Context
“Hindi nagbago ang pag suporta ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte sa potensyal na pagkandidato ng kanyang anak na si Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio ng Davao City, sa pagka-pangulo sa Mayo 2022 election, ngunit ayaw niya ito.”
Vera Files rated this: Mali
Vera Files says: Taliwas sa pahayag ni Palace Spokesman Harry Roque, malinaw na malinaw na sinabi ni Duterte sa hindi bababa sa dalawang talumpati kamakailan na pinapayuhan niya ang kanyang anak na babae na huwag tumakbo para sa pagkapa…
“President Rodrigo Duterte had consistently supported the potential bid of his daughter, Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio of Davao City, to run for president in the May 2022 elections, but that she did not want to.”
Vera Files rated this: False
Vera Files says: Contrary to the claim of Palace Spokesman Harry Roque, Duterte explicitly said in at least two recent speeches that he had dissuaded his daughter from seeking the presidency in 2022. Duterte-Carpio herself belied Roque’…
“Drinking cold water causes nonalcoholic fatty liver”
Vera Files rated this: False
“Philippine mainstream media embellished the image of former President Benigno "Noynoy" Aquno III when they wrote about his death, but glossed over his administration's failures.”
Vera Files rated this: False
“Public Works Secretary Mark Villar and the Duterte administration's "Build, Build, Build" infrastructure program did a "good job" in the ongoing 8.25-kilometer Cebu-Cordova Bridge.”
Vera Files rated this: Needs Context
Vera Files says: While it was President Rodrigo Duterte who attended CCLEX’s groundbreaking ceremony in March 2017, negotiations for the “third bridge” that will connect mainland Cebu with the island of Mactan started as early as 2014 u…
“Senate President Tito Sotto is running against President Rodrigo Duterte in the vice presidential race in 2022”
Vera Files rated this: False
“President Duterte said the government has to stick to the status quo of mandatory use of face shield indoors and outdoors.”
Vera Files rated this: Flip-flop
Vera Files says: Just seven hours prior, Duterte's spokesperson, Harry Roque, announced that wearing of face shields will no longer be required outdoors.
“Sinabi ni Pangulong Duterte na ang pamahalaan ay kailangang manatili sa status quo na sapilitan ang paggamit ng face shield sa loob at labas ng gusali.”
Vera Files rated this: Flip-flop
Vera Files says: Pitong oras lamang bago [nagsalita ang pangulo], inihayag ni Harry Roque, spokesperson ni Duterte, na ang pagsusuot ng mga face shield ay hindi na kailangan sa labas [ng gusali].
“Idineklara ng U.S. si retired International Criminal Court chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda na "persona non grata" dahil sa "pag-iimbento ng" mga paglabag sa karapatang pantao.”
Vera Files rated this: Hindi totoo
Vera Files says: Ang economic sanctions at visa restrictions ay ipinataw kay Bensouda sa panahon ng administrasyon ni dating U.S. president Donald Trump noong Setyembre 2020. Ngunit tinanggal ito noong Abril 2021 sa ilalim ng termino ng…
“Long periods of sexual inactivity may weaken the immune system”
Vera Files rated this: Needs Context
“Photo of Manila Bay filled with trash was taken during former President Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino's term”
Vera Files rated this: Misleading