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“Vaccines a 'misfortunate,' tied to medical conditions”
FactRakers rated this: MISSING CONTEXT
FactRakers says: Vaccines don't cause many of the diseases and conditions attributed to them in the old antivaccine graphic, although some vaccines have been linked to rare serious side effects.
“Facebook will be banned if Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg fails to attend the congressional investigation.”
Vera Files rated this: False
Vera Files says: House Resolution 1460 does not make Zuckerberg's appearance before the congressional inquiry a condition to allow Facebook's continued availability in the Philippines.
“Manila mayor calls senators 'criminals”
FactRakers rated this: FALSE
FactRakers says: Mayor Moreno never said such a thing
“Nicolas Torre III said that he is willing to personally pick up and drag Mark Zuckerberg if he fails to attend the congressional probe.”
Vera Files rated this: Fake
Vera Files says: Torre denied saying the quote and called it a lie that needed to be corrected before more people believed it.
“PH the most corrupt country in Asia”
FactRakers rated this: FALSE
FactRakers says: Global corruption indices show many Asian countries worse than PH
“Sherwin Gatchalian released a statement saying that he is not thinking about replacing Sara Duterte and that the decision is completely up to Ferdinand Marcos.”
Vera Files rated this: Fake
Vera Files says: Gatchalian did not say he would replace Vice President Sara Duterte if she were impeached. No credible news report or official source contains the statement attributed to Gatchalian in the circulating post.
“Joel Chua said the congressmen are open to drying up the country's funds as long as they can convict Vice President Sara Duterte in the impeachment trial.”
Vera Files rated this: Fake
Vera Files says: No official records or reports show House prosecutor Joel Chua claiming that congressmen do not care if the country's funds run dry to convict Vice President Sara Duterte.
“Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg wrote a letter addressed to the House of Representatives, in response to child safety concerns on Meta platforms raised by lawmakers in a House budget hearing.”
Vera Files rated this: Satire
Vera Files says: Neither Zuckerberg nor any of Meta's official channels issued official statements or letters addressing the “safety concerns” raised by the House of Representatives. The Adobo Chronicles, a satirical news website create…
“Sara Duterte's 24-day impeachment trial expenses has reached P600 million, as costs amount to P25 million per day”
Vera Files rated this: False
Vera Files says: The Senate will not incur additional expenses due to the impeachment trial, according to Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian. No official statement or financial records have been released to validate the amount claimed …
“Actor Edu Manzano called Marcos 'the problem”
FactRakers rated this: False
FactRakers says: The quote card is fabricated, the actor says
“Former president Rodrigo Duterte is asking for support for his daughter, Sara Duterte, who is facing an impeachment trial.”
Vera Files rated this: Fake
Vera Files says: The video, which emerged on the same day as his Sept. 16 appearance before the ICC, is fake and AI-manipulated.
“Sara Duterte insulted disaster victims by undermining their struggles and saying that her struggles are far worse than theirs.”
Vera Files rated this: Misleading
Vera Files says: Vice President Sara Duterte did not insult disaster victims in her statement. The edited video was taken from an interview where she offered advice to fellow Filipinos facing difficulties.