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Checked by Vera Files31 Jan 2022PhilippinesFilipino
Michael “Mike” Defensor

“Kinuwestiyon ng bagong ulat ng Commission on Audit ang validity ng P479-milyong halaga ng COVID-19 relief goods na binili ng Quezon City government noong 2020.”

Vera Files rated this: Hindi totoo

Vera Files says: Ang binanggit na audit report ay nalathala sa Commission on Audit website noong Hulyo 19, 2021, o walong buwan na ang nakalipas, ayon sa database ng ahensya. Hindi sinabi sa ulat na nakakita ito ng mga paglabag sa mga b…

Checked by Vera Files21 Jan 2022PhilippinesFilipino
Willie Ong

“Ang karaniwang sipon at ang mga Omicron at Delta variant ng COVID-19 ay maaaring matukoy sa pamamagitan ng mga sintomas na nararanasan ng mga pasyente.”

Vera Files rated this: Kailangan ng konteksto

Vera Files says: Bagama't ang karaniwang sipon at COVID-19 ay may maraming katulad na mga senyales at sintomas, sinabi ng mga eksperto sa kalusugan maliban kay Ong na ang genome sequencing lamang ang maaaring makatukoy nang may katiyaka…

Rodrigo Duterte, President

“A law authored by opposition vice presidential candidate Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan allows minors to go scot-free even after committing crimes such as robbery with murder, rape with murder, and rape.”

Vera Files rated this: False

Vera Files says: Under Republic Act No. 9344, or the Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act -- enacted in 2006 and amended in 2013 -- youth offenders aged 15 to 18 who were proven to have committed crimes with “discernment” may be held crimin…