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National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC)

“Ang UP College of Engineering (UP CoE) ay may sangay ng Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP).”

Vera Files rated this: Hindi totoo

Vera Files says: Pinabulaanan ng Management Committee ng UP CoE ang mga paratang. Sa 39 mga organisasyon ng engineering na opisyal na kinikilala o humihingi nang pagkilala mula sa kolehiyo sa kasalukuyang semestre, walang opisyal na iti…

National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict

“The UP College of Engineering (UP CoE) is housing a branch of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP).”

Vera Files rated this: False

Vera Files says: The UP CoE Management Committee belied the allegations. Of the 39 engineering organizations officially recognized or seeking recognition from the college as of the current semester, none are officially designated, named…

Gov. Doug Ducey, Arizona Governor

“President Joe Biden reversed the Trump administration's immigration policies, resulting in a “460% spike in illegal apprehensions, over 100,000 people in custody.”

FactCheck.org rated this: Cherry Picks

FactCheck.org says: Comparing Trump’s last full month in office in December (71,047) to Biden’s first full month in office in February (96,974), apprehensions have risen 36% — not 460%.

Joe Biden, President

“We can ban assault weapons and high-capacity magazines in this country once again. I got that done when I was a senator. It passed. It was the law for the longest time. And it brought down these mass killings.”

Washington Post rated this: Evidence gets stronger

Washington Post says: For years, the 1994 law was seen as largely ineffective. But new research bolsters the argument that the ban on assault weapons and large-capacity magazines had an impact on mass shootings.