“Carlito Galvez Jr. said the Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine, which has a 50.4% efficacy rate, cannot be used for health workers but is enough for inoculating the poor”
Vera Files rated this: Fake
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“The Development Bank of the Philippines named Atty. Chel Diokno as an "accomplice" of ABS-CBN in a scheme to evade paying taxes”
Vera Files rated this: Fake
“Reynhard Sinaga, a convicted rapist in the United Kingdom, is now in the Philippines”
Vera Files rated this: False
“A photo of a river without a bridge, with schoolchildren crossing the river, shows the Liberal Party (LP) brand of projects”
Vera Files rated this: Misleading
“Filipino woman in New York developed blood disorder after getting Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine”
Vera Files rated this: Needs Context
“Raffy Tulfo and Sara Duterte running as a tandem in 2022 elections”
Vera Files rated this: Misleading
“Vice President Leni Robredo declined an interview with BBC HARDtalk host Stephen Sackur.”
Vera Files rated this: Satire
“Ang Singapore ay nakapagbakuna lamang ng 1.98% ng populasyon nito laban sa COVID-19 hanggang Peb. 2.”
Vera Files rated this: Hindi totoo
Vera Files says: Sinimulan ang vaccination drive gamit ang Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 jabs noong Dis. 30, 2020, ang Singapore, noong Peb. 1, ay nakapagsimula nang magbakuna ng una sa dalawang dosis sa "higit sa 155,000 mga indibidwal," o …
“International Criminal Court chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda is getting removed from office”
Vera Files rated this: Misleading
“Sen. Ping Lacson is endorsing former lawmaker Bam Aquino to run for the Senate in the 2022 national elections”
Vera Files rated this: False
“Singapore has vaccinated only 1.98% of its population against COVID-19 as of Feb. 2.”
Vera Files rated this: False
Vera Files says: Having started its vaccination drive using Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 jabs on Dec. 30, 2020, Singapore, as of Feb. 1, has inoculated with the first of two doses “more than 155,000 individuals,” or about 2.73% of its alm…
“99% of COVID-19 deaths were caused not by the coronavirus but by other diseases”
Vera Files rated this: Misleading
“Renaming of Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) to Manila International Airport (MIA) has been approved”
Vera Files rated this: False
“Nominees for the Nobel Peace Prize cannot be revealed. Maria Ressa's nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize is fake news.”
Vera Files rated this: Misleading
“Photo of DOH-WHO press briefing in which a curtain was used as table cloth was taken on Feb. 6, 2021”
Vera Files rated this: Misleading
“There was a red flood in Indonesia. A person claimed that the phenomenon is "unexplained," another said it is edited.”
Vera Files rated this: Needs Context
“Ang University of the Philippines (UP)-Diliman ay ang nag-iisang campus na mayroong private army.”
Vera Files rated this: Kailangan ng konteksto
Vera Files says: Sa walong nasasakupang unibersidad ng UP, dalawa lamang — ang UP Diliman at UP Los Baños — ang may kani-kanilang puwersa ng pulisya sa unibersidad, na kasalukuyang pinatatakbo sa ilalim ng pangangasiwa ng kani-kanilang …
“Ayala Corp. president Fernando Zobel de Ayala said "Luxury isn’t for the lazy. One reason why money exists is to separate dreamers who execute their dreams from people who sleep and dream”
Vera Files rated this: Fake
“Katuwang ni Ninoy Aquino si Jose Maria Sison sa pagtatatag ng Communist Party of the Philippines.”
Vera Files rated this: Walang batayan
Vera Files says: Mismong si Sison ang nagpasinungaling sa pahayag, na tahasang sinabi na "si Ninoy Aquino ay hindi maaaring maging isang komunista o tagapagtatag ng [CPP]." Sinabi pa niya na walang "pormal na alyansa" sa pagitan ni Aqui…
“Ninoy Aquino co-founded the Communist Party of the Philippines with its founding chairperson Jose Maria Sison.”
Vera Files rated this: No basis
Vera Files says: Sison himself has denied the claim, saying categorically that "Ninoy Aquino could not have been a communist or founder of the [CPP]." He further said there was "no formal alliance" between Aquino and the party. Several …