President. 31 claims checked by other fact-checking organisations, from 2021 to 2023. The ratings are theirs, in their own words.
Vera Files says: Ang India at China ay hindi miyembro ng ASEAN at hindi rin sila kabilang sa mga estado na nagtatag ng grupo.
Vera Files says: While it is correct that well-milled rice can be bought at P25 per kilo, it should be clear that this is available only at the Kadiwa stores managed by the National Food Authority (NFA). In fact, the Department of Agric…
Vera Files says: The figures are referring only to gross borrowings or new debt that the government has incurred. While it is correct that these have decreased, the Freedom from Debt Coalition points out that the outstanding or total na…
Vera Files says: In Southeast Asia alone, the Philippines’ gross domestic product (GDP) is the eighth slowest to recover from the recession brought by the COVID-19 pandemic, data from the IBON Foundation show. Data from the ASEAN Statis…
Vera Files says: Bagama't nagkaroon nga ng paghina sa inflation rate ng bansa noong huling buwan ng 2022, ito pa rin ang pinakamataas na naitala mula noong 9.1% na nai-post noong Nobyembre 2008. Ito rin ang pinakamabilis sa loob ng 14 n…
Vera Files says: While there was indeed a slowdown in the country’s inflation rate in the last month of 2022, it is still the highest recorded since the 9.1% posted in November 2008. It is also the fastest in 14 years, financial data an…
Vera Files says: Habang si Marcos ang nakakuha ng pinakamataas na bilang ng mga boto sa kasaysayan ng eleksyon sa Pilipinas, ang kanyang bahagi ng boto (58.7%) sa halalan noong Mayo 2022 ay ikatlo lamang sa pinakamataas na porsyento ng …
Vera Files says: Sinabi ni Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno sa isang budget hearing sa House of Representatives noong Agosto na ang pagbibigay ng perang ayuda kaugnay ng pandemic ay "dapat nang itigil dahil talagang fully recovered na …
Vera Files says: Ipinakikita ng datos mula sa World Health Organization (WHO) noong Hulyo 2022 na hindi pangalawa ang Pilipinas sa may pinakamataas na prevalence ng HIV infections sa mundo. "Ang pinakamataas na rate ay nasa sub-Saharan …
Vera Files says: The Supreme Court, in its 1997 ruling on the case, noted that the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) issued around 30 notices of levy to “satisfy” the estate tax and deficiency income taxes on the properties of the Marcos…
Vera Files says: Data from the World Health Organization (WHO) as of July 2022 show that the Philippines does not have the second highest prevalence of HIV infections in the world. “The highest rates are in sub-Saharan Africa,” said Mic…
Vera Files says: Tinukoy ng Korte Suprema, sa desisyon nito noong 1997 sa kaso, na ang Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) ay naglabas ng humigit-kumulang 30 notices of levy para “bayaran” ang estate tax at deficiency income taxes sa mga a…
Vera Files says: Marcos was among the 17 senators who voted “yes” to the ratification of the Rome Statute, the founding treaty of the ICC.
Vera Files says: Si Marcos ay kabilang sa 17 senador na bumoto ng "oo" sa pagpapatibay ng Rome Statute, ang tratadong nagtatag ng ICC.
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…
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…
Vera Files says: While Marcos Jr. did garner the highest number of votes in Philippine electoral history, his share of the vote is only the third highest margin of victory in the country.
Vera Files says: Habang si Marcos Jr. ay nakakuha ng pinakamataas na bilang ng mga boto sa kasaysayan ng eleksyon sa Pilipinas, ang kanyang bahagi ng boto ay ikatlong pinakamataas lang na kalamangan ng tagumpay sa bansa.
Vera Files says: Huling naglabas ang Vietnam ng pagbabawal sa pag-export ng bigas noong Marso 2020, ngunit ipinagpatuloy ang pag-export ng butil pagkalipas ng dalawang buwan at hindi na tumigil mula noon. Walang rekord ng patuloy na pag…
Vera Files says: Vietnam last issued a rice-export ban in March 2020, but resumed exporting the grain two months later and has not stopped since then. There is no record of an ongoing ban on rice exports by Thailand.