“Video of Mayon Volcano spouting lava and an ash plume shows its eruption in June 2023”
Vera Files rated this: False
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“Video of Mayon Volcano spraying fountains of lava shows its eruption in June 2023”
Vera Files rated this: False
“Sandro Marcos rebuked critics of the Maharlika Investment Fund. He said critics who deposit their money at the Development Bank of the Philippines and Landbank should withdraw their funds, he also said critics who are contributors to the SSS and GSIS should do the same”
Vera Files rated this: Fake
“Nag-anunsyo ang New Bilibid Prison ng pansamantalang pagsususpinde ng mga pagbisita sa maximum security compound mula Hunyo 2 hanggang Hunyo 9.”
Vera Files rated this: Flip-flop
Vera Files says: Ang anunsyo ng pagsususpinde ay isang "false alarm." Ang mga pagbisita ay nagpapatuloy sa mga tinukoy na petsa at oras sa loob ng maximum security compound.
“New Bilibid Prison announces temporary suspension of visitations at the maximum security compound from June 2 to 9.”
Vera Files rated this: Flip-flop
Vera Files says: The announcement of suspension is "false alarm." Visitations are ongoing on specified dates and times inside the maximum security compound.
“The Philippine government is now providing a monthly cash assistance amounting to P3,000 to indigent families”
Vera Files rated this: Needs Context
“The US military is reviving its former naval base at Subic Bay in Zambales”
Vera Files rated this: False
“Photo shows a 101-year-old woman who has given birth to her 17th child”
Vera Files rated this: False
“Video shows boy who killed overseas Filipino worker (OFW) Jullebee Ranara”
Vera Files rated this: False
“Mercury Drug Corporation is giving away a “medical subsidy” worth P7,000 via an online game”
Vera Files rated this: Fake
“The Philippines acquired 35mm Oerlikon GDF anti-aircraft guns, and these were fired during a military exercise”
Vera Files rated this: False
“Japan is transferring weapons to the Philippines in June 2023, causing alarm in China”
Vera Files rated this: False
“Sinaway ng International Court of Justice ang retiradong Supreme Court associate justice na si Antonio Carpio dahil sa reklamo kaugnay sa presensya ng mga sasakyang pandagat ng China sa loob ng teritoryo ng Pilipinas.”
Vera Files rated this: Hindi totoo
Vera Files says: Walang mga record sa opisyal na website ng ICJ na nagpapakita na si Carpio ay nagsampa ng anumang reklamo laban sa China sa disputes settlement court. Si dating ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales at ang yumaong Foreign A…
“The International Court of Justice rebuked retired Supreme Court associate justice Antonio Carpio over a complaint on the presence of Chinese vessels within the Philippine territory.”
Vera Files rated this: False
Vera Files says: No records on the official website of ICJ show that Carpio filed any complaint against China in the disputes settlement court. It was former ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales and the late Foreign Affairs secretary Alber…
“Video shows drone firing missiles manufactured in the Philippines”
Vera Files rated this: False
“Video shows fake cabbages being made”
Vera Files rated this: Misleading
“Ang Pilipinas ay ang "pinakamabilis na lumalagong bansa sa mundo.”
Vera Files rated this: Hindi totoo
Vera Files says: Sa rehiyon ng Asia-Pacific pa lamang, ang Pilipinas — na may 7.6% gross national product growth rate noong 2022 — ay No. 9 sa 44 na mga bansa at teritoryo, ayon sa pinakabagong datos mula sa Asian Development Bank.
“Bongbong Marcos ordered the appointment of his predecessor Rodrigo Duterte as his administration’s anti-drug czar”
Vera Files rated this: False
“The Philippines is the "fastest growing country in the world.”
Vera Files rated this: False
Vera Files says: In the Asia-Pacific region alone, the Philippines - with 7.6% gross national product growth rate in 2022 - is No. 9 among 44 countries and territories, latest data from the Asian Development Bank show.
“Video shows a Philippine-made submarine”
Vera Files rated this: False