Vera Files

“Philippine Depositary Receipts (PDRs) are equal to actual ownership.”

Vera Files says: Issuing PDRs to foreigners does not grant them actual ownership of a company or corporation. PDRs are not statements nor certificates of ownership of a corporation.

“Duterte legalized Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) and Filipinos are benefitting from the income taxes paid by them.”

“Kabataan Partylist Representative Sarah Elago said she will support the New People's Army "if need be" and that the public should not care if she joins their ranks.”

“Former broadcaster Jay Sonza shared a screenshot of a misleading post that allegedly shows celebrities violating mandatory safety protocols amid the COVID-19 pandemic, while protesting in support of ABS-CBN Corp.”

Vera Files says: The photo was taken from a Rappler article published on Feb. 28 that reports on a second prayer rally, that took place two weeks before ECQ, organized by employees and supporters of ABS-CBN, and attended by celebrities …

“Actor Robert Downey Jr. died in a car crush stunt in Hollywood on July 8.”

“Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas said Congress was subservient to President Rodrigo Duterte or "sunud-sunuran" on the issue of the ABS-CBN franchise renewal.”

“Swedish YouTuber PewDiePie praised President Rodrigo Duterte and said he wants to "borrow" him for his country.”

“ABS-CBN chairman emeritus has pulled out all of his shares in the network.”

“Formr President Corazon "Cory" Aquino passed the law on the contractualization of workers.”

“Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte told Filipinos to blame local government units and not her father, President Rodrigo Duterte, for the "unfelt" P200-billion COVID response fund.”

“Media network ABS-CBN only paid "P1.4 billion worth of taxes" in the last 18 years, compared to the exact same amount paid by GMA Network for year 2018 alone.”

“Consumption of bananas, alcoholic drinks, ginger tea, and hot pepper, drinking warm water, inhaling steam (suob/tuob), and using sulfur soap can fight COVID-19.”

“Paredes shared a "Rappler" quote card that shows Sen. Bong Go saying media giant ABS-CBN should not have “hurt President Rodrigo Duterte’s feelings” if it did not want to get shut down.”

Vera Files says: Rappler published no such graphic. Similarly, no other news sources or official records show Go saying the statement attributed to him in the circulating quote card.

“The government will not do a house-to-house search for COVID-19-positive individuals. This is a ruse created by critics of the administration.”

Vera Files says: It was Interior and Local Government Secretary Eduardo Año, not “critics” of the administration, who said government authorities will go “house-to-house” to check compliance with home quarantine regulations.

“A vaccine is an antibody produced by the body to fight infection.”

Vera Files says: A vaccine is a product that contains a “killed” or “weakened” version, or parts of a pathogen. This is then used to train a person’s immune system to produce antibodies so that he or she develops immunity without having…

“Photos of the shores of Boracay filled with trash were taken during the Aquino administration or "disente (decent) time.”

“Actress Bela Padilla was shot inside her vehicle and declared dead on arrival at a hospital.”

“Supermarket chain Puregold is giving away P10,000 daily via online raffles.”

“Bubonic plague is airborne and can spread when an infected person coughs.”

“Photos showing a polluted Pasig River, Manila Bay and Boracay were taken during "disente time" or the Aquino administration.”