“Manual count in Senate race shows different winners”
FactRakers rated this: FALSE
FactRakers says: Comelec conducted no such official count
Jay Sonza
Former broadcaster. 16 claims checked by other fact-checking organisations, from 2019 to 2025. The ratings are theirs, in their own words.
“OVP's 2022 confidental fund 'transferred' from Office from the President”
FactRakers rated this: FALSE
FactRakers says: The fund was released from the 2022 national budget
“Hiniling ng Iglesia ni Cristo at NET25 kay Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos Jr. na sumailalim sa isang hair follicle drug test.”
Vera Files rated this: Nakapanliligaw
Vera Files says: Walang inilabas ang INC o NET25 na anumang uri ng pahayag na nananawagan kay Marcos na sumailalim sa isang hair follicle drug test. Gayunpaman, si SAGIP Party-list Rep. Rodante Marcoleta, isang kilalang miyembro ng INC,…
“Rep. France Castro of ACT Teachers Party-list and former representative Satur Ocampo of Bayan Muna were convicted of kidnapping and sentenced to eight years imprisonment.”
Vera Files rated this: False
Vera Files says: A Regional Trial Court in Tagum City, Davao Del Norte sentenced Castro and Ocampo to four to six years imprisonment for endangering the lives of minors.
“Litrato ng campaign rally ni Leni Robredo sa isang open field, na may mga lugar na kakaunti ang tao, na sinasabing rally sa Pasay City noong Abril 23.”
Vera Files rated this: Nakaliligaw
Vera Files says: Ang ginamit na litrato ay ang campaign rally ni Robredo sa Mandaue City noong Abril 21. Ang rally noong Abril 23 ay ginanap sa isang mahabang kalsada, hindi sa open area gaya ng ipinapakita.
“Photo of open field with sparse crowds shows Leni Robredo's rally in Pasay City”
Vera Files rated this: Misleading
“Robredo's new campaign logo resembles logo of sex toy company”
FactRakers rated this: FALSE
FactRakers says: It's not the logo of a sex toy shop
“Dumiretso sa bahay ang anak ni Vice President Leni Robredo at hindi sumailalim sa quarantine protocol pagkarating mula sa ibang bansa.”
Vera Files rated this: Hindi totoo
Vera Files says: Maraming mga social media post at video ang nagpapatunay na magkakahiwalay na nag-obserba ng quarantine isolation procedures si Robredo at ang kanyang tatlong anak.
“Vice President Leni Robredo's daughter went straight home and did not undergo quarantine protocol after arriving from abroad.”
Vera Files rated this: False
“Ang litrato ng Manila Bay shoreline ay nagpapakita na ang buong kahabaan mula sa bakod ng US Embassy-Manila hanggang sa breakwater ng Manila Yacht Club ay natakpan na ng durog na dolomite.”
Vera Files rated this: Peke
Vera Files says: Ang litrato ay minanipula at maraming beses nang na-debunk ito ng mga fact-checker. Ang orihinal na litrato, na nai-post noong Set. 17, 2020 ng isang netizen, ay nagpakita na ang aktwal na dolomite beachfront ay wala pa…
“Photo of the Manila Bay shoreline shows that the entire stretch from the fence of the US Embassy-Manila up to the Manila Yacht Club breakwater is now covered with crushed dolomite.”
Vera Files rated this: Fake
Vera Files says: The photo is manipulated and has been debunked several times by fact-checkers. The original photo, posted Sept. 17, 2020 by a netizen, showed that the actual dolomite beachfront was less than half the width and length o…
“An ABS-CBN van overturned while its news crew was covering the "dolomite" beach in Manila Bay as Typhoon Ulysses raged over Luzon on Nov. 12.”
Vera Files rated this: False
Vera Files says: The screengrab is an altered copy of the thumbnail photo of a TV Patrol News report from June 2010, about an ABS-CBN van that tipped over on Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway while on its way to Ilocos Sur.
“Former broadcaster Jay Sonza shared a screenshot of a misleading post that allegedly shows celebrities violating mandatory safety protocols amid the COVID-19 pandemic, while protesting in support of ABS-CBN Corp.”
Vera Files rated this: Misleading
Vera Files says: The photo was taken from a Rappler article published on Feb. 28 that reports on a second prayer rally, that took place two weeks before ECQ, organized by employees and supporters of ABS-CBN, and attended by celebrities …
“Metro Manila had an 83% rise in COVID-19 cases in 24 hours.”
Vera Files rated this: False
“ABS-CBN reported that new general community quarantine guidelines state that senior citizens may go out of their houses only if they are accompanied by their parents.”
Vera Files rated this: Fake
“Sangley airport operational by Oct. 29”
FactRakers rated this: Misleading: A weeklong operational dry run started Oct. 29