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Vera Files says: The circulating video was taken inside a classroom in Bohol during Super Typhoon Odette's onslaught in 2021. This does not show Typhoon Emong's devastation in Pangasinan, as the posts claimed. Emong did not reach the su…
Vera Files says: The landslide shown in the video, originally posted on Oct. 24, 2024, occurred in Kalinga during Typhoon Kristine last year.
Vera Files says: While Marcos froze SONA preparations earlier this week, he did not cancel or postpone the constitutionally-mandated event set to take place on July 28.
Vera Files says: While the High Court's ruling is immediately executory, SC spokesperson Camille Ting said the House may still file a motion for reconsideration.
Vera Files says: The video was generated using artificial intelligence. A closer look at the video revealed several red flags.
Vera Files says: The photo is a screenshot from a video of flooding in Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil, originally posted on May 6, 2024.
Vera Files says: In a July 22 advisory, the Department of Health-Cagayan Valley Center for Health Development debunked the claim, saying that spreading the “AIDS virus” through vaccinations is “misleading and malicious.” The DOH and the…
Vera Files says: The image supposedly depicting Manila Bay before Duterte was actually taken during his administration. It came from a YouTube video taken by ABS-CBN reporter Jekki Pascual in 2018. Duterte was president from June 30, 20…
Vera Files says: Duterte is alive. Vice President Sara Duterte shared with the media that her father is still “glowing” despite losing weight while in ICC detention.
Vera Files says: Based on the original Beverly Hills Police Department report obtained by ABS-CBN News on July 15, no companions or cause of death were mentioned in connection with Tantoco's death.
Vera Files says: The footage was taken during a 7.8 magnitude earthquake that hit Kathmandu, Nepal, on Apr. 25, 2015.
Vera Files says: Deepfake ang mga video na ito. Ginawa ang mga ito gamit ang AI (voice cloning, video generation and likely lipsyncing). Sinabi na rin ng ABS-CBN na peke ang mga video, na ginaya ang TV Patrol.
Vera Files says: On July 14, the official Facebook page of Gaisano Capital issued an advisory warning the public about an impostor page circulating a post about a fake announcement of giveaways of various items and cash.
Vera Files says: The clips featured in the ad were manipulated using artificial intelligence. The original videos came from short-form clips uploaded in the YouTube channel of Ong in 2024.
Vera Files says: The circulating video was taken in 2024. Former president Rodrigo Duterte remains detained at the International Criminal Court's facility in The Hague, Netherlands as he awaits his confirmation of charges hearing on Sep…
Vera Files says: An unmodified opinion does not necessarily mean that there were no irregularities found in the agency. The OVP received the same audit opinion last year but was flagged for two of its projects.
Vera Files says: Coney Reyes has not shared that she was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, nor has she issued any official endorsement of the product. Mind-Max, the milk supplement advertised, is not FDA-approved.
Vera Files says: Sa totoong video, pinaliwanag ni Marcos na ginawa ng gobyerno ang lahat para maligtas ang OFW.
Vera Files says: The news clip used in the Facebook reel claiming the PNP-CIDG has charged former senator Antonio Trillanes with kidnapping and serious illegal detention against extracted from a 2019 ABS-CBN news report.
Vera Files says: President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. did not say the execution of an OFW was “deserved.” In the clip taken from an Oct. 29, 2024 interview, the president noted the Saudi government's efforts to make sure that the execution w…