“Audio clip features sounds of the final moments of the five passengers aboard the Titan submersible that imploded in June 2023”
Vera Files rated this: False
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“The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) said the difficulty level of the next Licensure Examination for Professional Teachers (LEPT) in 2024 will be reduced”
Vera Files rated this: Fake
“Sen. Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa's case related to the Duterte administration's campaign against illegal drugs has reached the International Criminal Court.”
Vera Files rated this: False
Vera Files says: Although Dela Rosa was named in the request to launch the drug war probe in 2021, ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan has yet to identify any suspects who will be charged with crimes against humanity that occurred in the Duterte …
“Neophyte Sen. Robinhood Padilla said on June 16 that “the ‘new’ Senate is not taking its job lightly” and “not in the business of comedy” amid the serious problems facing the country, refuting former senator Franklin Drilon’s statement about the lack of proper decorum which could inadvertently erode the chambers’ credibility and prestige.”
Vera Files rated this: Inaccurate
Vera Files says: Video recordings of committee hearings in the Senate show Padilla and other senators engaging in unparliamentary behavior such as bantering and berating resource persons with expletives and other obscene words and threa…
“CNN Philippines uploaded a story promoting Neocardia caps, a doctor-recommended product that can cure hypertension, clean blood vessels, help with weight loss and restore one’s eyesight”
Vera Files rated this: Fake
“Ginawa” ng Masagana 99 program "ang [Pilipinas] na self-sufficient at isang rice exporting country,” isa sa "maraming milestones" sa 125-taong kasaysayan ng Department of Agriculture.”
Vera Files rated this: Kailangan ng konteksto
Vera Files says: Pitong taon matapos ilunsad ang Masagana 99 noong Mayo 1973, naging walang kabuluhan ang programa at tahimik na itinigil noong 1984, ayon sa pananaliksik ng University of the Philippines Third World Studies Center (UP T…
“Jointlab completely restores and strengthens joints, relieves pain and restores circulation, and helps affected joints at almost any stage of joint disease to attain complete recovery in just two to three weeks of treatment.”
Vera Files rated this: Fake
“The Masagana 99 program "made the [Philippines] self-sufficient and a rice exporting country" as one of the "many milestones" in the 125-year history of the Department of Agriculture.”
Vera Files rated this: Needs context
Vera Files says: Seven years after Masagana 99 was launched in May 1973, the program became inconsequential and was quietly discontinued in 1984, according to a research by the University of the Philippines Third World Studies Center (U…
“Filipinos can get assistance in obtaining a Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) card for a fee”
Vera Files rated this: Fake
“Nuns from a monastery in Pasig are making and selling an anti-aging cream”
Vera Files rated this: Fake
“The World Health Organization admitted in its website that COVID-19 vaccines can cause multiple sclerosis”
Vera Files rated this: False
“Willie Ong is promoting a South Moon Varicose Veins, a spray to reduce varicose veins”
Vera Files rated this: Fake
“Bunga lang ng pagkadismaya ang pahayag ni dating pangulong Rodrigo Duterte na papatayin niya ang mga pulis na sangkot sa illegal drug trade, sabi ni Senador Ronald Dela Rosa.”
Vera Files rated this: Flip-flop
Vera Files says: Sa panahon at pagkatapos ng kanyang pagkapangulo, gumawa ng ilang pampublikong pahayag si Duterte na nagdedeklara na papatayin niya ang mga buhong na pulis na sangkot sa ilegal na droga.
“Security footage shows a man whose pants caught fire, after he farted causing his phone to blow up”
Vera Files rated this: False
“Sen. Ronald Dela Rosa said former president Rodrigo Duterte’s statement that he would kill police officers involved in the illegal drug trade was made out of frustration.”
Vera Files rated this: Flip-flop
Vera Files says: During and after his presidency, Duterte has made several public statements, declaring that he would kill rogue cops involved in illegal drugs.
“The office of Sen. Robin Padilla is accepting applications for a P3,000 financial aid from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)”
Vera Files rated this: Fake
“80-year-old Filipino citizens can now claim their P100,000 centenary allowance”
Vera Files rated this: False
“Filipinos can now apply as domestic helpers in South Korea directly through the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration or POEA”
Vera Files rated this: False
“Jaime Fabregas died in June 2023”
Vera Files rated this: Fake
“Video shows an apparition of Jesus Christ emerging in the sky”
Vera Files rated this: Fake