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Vera Files says: An alleged Comelec resolution disqualifying Pamplona Mayor Janice Degamo from running as Negros Oriental district representative is fake. The Commission warned the public that spreading false and alarming information is…
Vera Files says: The Comelec said the source code of the automatic counting machines (ACMs) has been “duly audited” and that the hash code it uses matches the one that passed the assessment of an independent third-party auditor. The ver…
Vera Files says: The video reused and took out of context an old clip of Robredo from the 2022 CNN Philippines presidential debate where she took a swipe at then-presidential candidate Marcos for his repeated absences on televised debat…
Vera Files says: Ayon sa batas, ang mga organisadong grupo ay hindi pwedeng maging rehistradong partido kung sila ay nagsusulong ng karahasan.
Vera Files says: Walang inilabas na advisory ang Commission on Elections na hindi maaaring bumoto kapag walang national ID.
Vera Files says: 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.
Vera Files says: An audio deepfake was used to imitate Leyte Rep. Richard Gomez's voice stating that he is only seeking reelection to enrich himself.
Vera Files says: The conclave chose American-born Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost as the next pope. He took the papal name Leo XIV.
Vera Files says: As per the Party-list System Act, groups cannot register as party-lists if they advocate for violence.
Vera Files says: The video was digitally altered. The voice asking the questions was interwoven on Guo's clip to make it look like she was criticizing Maan Teodoro, wife of incumbent Marikina City Mayor Marcelino Teodoro.
Vera Files says: The fake clip used and edited Vice Ganda's May 3 video endorsement of former Interior secretary and now senatorial candidate Benjamin “Benhur” Abalos Jr.
Vera Files says: Both official and unofficial statistics show that thousands of people, including teenagers and young children, were killed in the course of the Duterte administration's brutal drug war.
Vera Files says: The circulating video of a fistfight among supporters of rival candidates was taken in Nunungan, Lanao del Sur in 2023 during the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections.
Vera Files says: The Office of the Ombudsman has yet to investigate the anonymous complaint of vote buying and premature campaigning against Batangas Rep. Gerville Luistro. It is still uncertain if she will be suspended.
Vera Files says: As the former president is in the middle of a legal process, particularly the pre-trial stage, of the ICC, he cannot walk free unless the court approves his temporary release. A senator has no power to bring him back fr…
Vera Files says: The Commission on Elections did not issue a “No National ID, No Vote” advisory. It reminded the public to check only official sources for election day updates.
Vera Files says: An April 2020 graphic was used to falsely show that a 24-hour curfew was recently enforced in Cavite from May 1 to 15. No official announcement from the provincial government or Gov. Athena Tolentino on a curfew has bee…
Vera Files says: Robredo has neither explicitly endorsed any candidate from the party nor backed its full senatorial slate. However, she did introduce incumbent SAGIP Party-list Rep. Rodante Marcoleta, who is part of the PDP-Laban slate…
Vera Files says: No arrest warrant for Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa has been published on the ICC's official website, nor have any verified reports confirmed that the Philippine government had received such a document.
Vera Files says: The crowd was chanting “Apol,” for congressional candidate Apple Nieto, and not “Marcos” as the posts' captions claimed.