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Michael “Mike” Defensor

4 claims checked by other fact-checking organisations, from 2021 to 2022. The ratings are theirs, in their own words.

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

“A new Commission on Audit report questioned the validity of P479-million worth of COVID-19 relief goods that the Quezon City government procured in 2020.”

Vera Files rated this: False

Vera Files says: The audit report cited was published on the Commission on Audit website on July 19, 2021, or eight months ago, according to the agency's database. The report did not say it found violations of procurement laws in the tr…

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…