Vera Files
VERA Files is a non-profit news organisation in the Philippines that runs a fact-checking service.
“Erwin Tulfo said he is ready to file a case against Leni Robredo over the issue of Angat Buhay's relief goods supposedly being mixed together with those of DSWD”
“Photos of Chinese people drinking champagne show them celebrating Shinzo Abe's death”
“Images of Manila Bay filled with garbage were taken during the terms of presidents before Rodrigo Duterte took office.”
“Maria Ressa has been sentenced to 6 years in prison for cyber libel.”
“A photo showing former president Rodrigo Duterte relaxing outside his home in Davao City circulated on Facebook after his term ended on June 30.”
Vera Files says: The photo was not taken after Duterte’s term ended on June 30. It was uploaded last September 2017, December 2019 and October 2020 by pages supporting the then-president.
“Kumalat sa Facebook ang isang larawang nagpapakita kay dating pangulong Rodrigo Duterte na nagpapahinga sa labas ng kanyang tahanan sa Davao City matapos ang kanyang termino noong Hunyo 30.”
Vera Files says: Ang litrato ay hindi kinunan pagkatapos ng termino ni Duterte noong Hunyo 30. Na-upload ito noong Setyembre 2017, Disyembre 2019 at Oktubre 2020 ng mga page na sumusuporta sa noo’y presidente.
“MNLF chairman Nur Misuari signed the Tripoli Agreement in 1976 after he found out that Malaysia had tricked him”
“Ang Ninoy Aquino International Airport ay ginawa noong administrasyon ni Ferdinand Marcos Sr.”
Vera Files says: Batay sa state of the nation address noong Enero 1948 ng presidente Manuel Roxas, mayroon nang Manila International Airport (MIA) noong panahong iyon. Iyon ay 17 taon bago naging pangulo si Marcos noong 1965. Ang palipa…
“It is wrong to drink warm water when you have a sore throat because it increases blood flow and further aggravates the throat. Instead, eat ice chips.”
“The Ninoy Aquino International Airport was done... improved during the presidency of Ferdinand Marcos Sr.”
Vera Files says: Based on the state of the nation address of then-president Manuel Roxas in January 1948, the Manila International Airport (MIA) already existed at that time. That was 17 years before Marcos became president in 1965. Acc…
“Ang COVID-19 infection na dulot ng Omicron variant ay "parang may trangkaso.”
Vera Files says: Sa pangkalahatan, hindi tama na ihambing ang trangkaso nang direkta sa COVID-19 dahil “ang [COVID-19] ay nasa isang estado ng krisis na may maraming kumplikadong mga layer sa impeksyon at kalubhaan," ayon sa mga ekspert…
“Bongbong Marcos gave a terse order to Sara Duterte to teach activists among university students a lesson”
“COVID-19 infection caused by the Omicron variant is "like having the flu.”
Vera Files says: Overall, it is not accurate to compare the flu directly to COVID-19 because “[COVID-19] is in a crisis state with many complicating layers to infection and severity,” according to health experts from Meedan, a global te…