“Earthquakes in Mindanao has caused megamouth sharks to get beached”
Vera Files rated this: False
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“Joe Biden authorized the US Navy to use force in the South China Sea”
Vera Files rated this: False
“The Department of Health and its secretary Ted Herbosa are endorsing Grandsure Gold, a product that cures osteoarthritis”
Vera Files rated this: Fake
“The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) warned about a magnitude 8 earthquake that may hit Cagayan de Oro (CDO) and Surigao”
Vera Files rated this: Fake
“Ang pamilya Marcos ay "walang wala" nang dumating sa Hawaii, kung saan sila ay inilipad mula sa Palasyo ng Malacañan matamos mapatalsik ang yumaong diktador Ferdinand Marcos Sr. noong 1986.”
Vera Files rated this: Hindi totoo
Vera Files says: Ang pamilya Marcos ay hindi ipinatapon nang walang dala. Noong 1986, kinuha ng United States Customs Services ang mga set ng alahas, na tinaya noong 1991 ng Christie’s auction house na nagkakahalaga ng $436,420 hanggang…
“The Marcos family landed "with nothing" in Hawaii, where they were flown from Malacañan Palace with the ouster of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos Sr. in 1986.”
Vera Files rated this: False
Vera Files says: The Marcos family did not go into exile empty-handed. In 1986, the United States Customs Services seized sets of jewelry, appraised in 1991 by Christie’s auction house at $436,420 to $559,630, that the Marcoses brought …
“Bongbong Marcos removed party-list lawmakers France Castro and Raoul Manuel from Congress”
Vera Files rated this: False
“Iran declared war against the United States”
Vera Files rated this: False
“DSWD is offering unemployment assistance to Filipinos in exchange for answering a survey”
Vera Files rated this: Fake
“Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio has resigned from her post”
Vera Files rated this: False
“Former president Rodrigo Duterte neither filed a complaint nor testified in the drug case against former senator Leila De Lima.”
Vera Files rated this: Needs context
Vera Files says: While Duterte did not appear in court to charge or testify in the drug case against De Lima, he made public statements accusing the former senator of involvement in the illegal drug trading inside the national penitenti…
“Vice President Sara Duterte will no longer pursue the proposed confidential funds for the Office of the Vice President and the Department of Education because it has generated divisiveness.”
Vera Files rated this: Flip-flop
Vera Files says: Duterte earlier said that anyone who opposes the allocation of confidential funds is an enemy of the state.
“Former president Rodrigo Duterte says it is easy to control corruption.”
Vera Files rated this: Flip-flop
Vera Files says: Toward the end of his six-year presidency, Duterte said "corruption is endemic" in the government and that "nobody can control" it.
“Michelle Dee was rushed to the hospital days before the 2023 Miss Universe pageant”
Vera Files rated this: Misleading
“Sara Duterte-Carpio enjoys a high trust rating of 83%”
Vera Files rated this: Misleading
“Sinabi ni dating pangulong Rodrigo Duterte na madaling kontrolin ang katiwalian.”
Vera Files rated this: Flip-flop
Vera Files says: Sa pagtatapos ng kanyang anim na taong pagkapangulo, sinabi ni Duterte na "endemic ang katiwalian" sa gobyerno at "walang sinuman ang makakakontrol" nito.
“Video shows fighter jets dispatched by Japan to the West Philippine Sea to show support for the Philippines”
Vera Files rated this: False
“Armed Forces Chief Romeo Brawner Jr. says he was taken out of context when news reports quoted him telling soldiers about destabilization efforts against the Marcos administration.”
Vera Files rated this: Needs context
Vera Files says: Brawner and AFP Spokesman Medel Aguilar clarified that the destabilization efforts have not developed into a plot that's ready to be executed to topple President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
“Video of people screaming while running and photos of destruction show incidents taking place in Israel”
Vera Files rated this: False
“Vice President Sara Duterte says the Department of Education "will no longer pursue the confidential funds" because "this issue is divisive.”
Vera Files rated this: Misleading
Vera Files says: While reiterating her decision to “no longer pursue” the request for confidential funds, Duterte asked the senators that the amount be reallocated instead to the DepEd’s National Learning Recovery Program.