“Voters are required to present their vaccination card or a negative RT-PCR test to be able to vote on May 9.”
News5
Claim dated 27 Jan 2022.
Vera Files rated thisFalse
What Vera Files found
The Comelec does not require voters to present proof that they are fully vaccinated, or to get a negative COVID-19 test on election day.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
News5 made this claim around 27 January 2022. Vera Files (Philippines) looked into it and published its finding on 10 February 2022, 14 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?ref=watch_permalink&v=625602438651217
- TikTok videohttps://www.tiktok.com/@news5everywhere/video/7057929531922877723?is_copy_url=1&is_from_w…
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This check was done by Vera Files, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.