VERA Files

VERA Files is a nonstock, nonprofit, independent media organization. Founded in March 2008, it is published by veteran Filipino journalists taking a deeper look into current Philippine issues. Vera is Latin for “true.”

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: FB Reel does NOT show China zombie outbreak

A Facebook (FB) user published a Reel claiming a virus that turns people into zombies has spread in China. Not true. “Sinabi pang may zombie outbreak na raw sa China pero tinatago lang ito ng gobyerno nila para hindi mag-panic ang mga

April 17, 2023

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The failed propaganda of Huang Xilian

Under a one-party autocracy, one cannot expect much diplomacy from ambassadors of the People’s Republic of China. How China sees the world is how its Chinese Communist Party sees the world. Any Chinese ambassador is as much an ambassador of the CCP.

April 17, 2023

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Pahayag ng Cagayan congressman na bumaligtad ang mga business group sa pagsuporta sa Cha-cha nangangailangan ng konteksto

Sinabi ni Cagayan de Oro City Rep. Rufus Rodriguez na ang Makati Business Club (MBC) at ang Financial Executives Institute of the Philippines (FINEX) ay tumalikod sa kanilang suporta sa pag-amyenda sa 1987 Constitution. Ito ay nangangailangan ng konteksto. Nagbigay ng reaksyon

April 16, 2023

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PH asks ICC permission to counter prosecution’s petition to resume drug war probe

The government wants to refute the arguments made by International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Karim Khan last week in pressing to continue its investigation into alleged crimes against humanity under the Duterte administration’s “war on drugs.” In an April 11 petition, the

April 16, 2023

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Tolentino representing Dela Rosa in ICC needs context

On March 29, Sen. Francis Tolentino said he had “accepted the proposal” to be counsel of his colleague, Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa, before the International Criminal Court (ICC). The Netherlands-based court is poised to look into drug-related crimes during the Duterte

April 15, 2023

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Indonesia did NOT blow up 60 Chinese ships

A video posted on YouTube and Facebook (FB) falsely claims that the Indonesian government sunk 60 Chinese ships that were fishing in their territory last March 29. Filipino YouTube channel Maki Trip and Facebook (FB) page Military TodaysTodayss uploaded the untrue “breaking

April 15, 2023

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Video shows suicide incident in France, NOT ‘zombie virus’ in US

A reel making the rounds on Facebook (FB) supposedly shows a throng of people rushing outside a building in the United States (U.S.) in an attempt to escape a “zombie virus” plague. This is not true. From April 4 to 7, several

April 15, 2023

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: FB pages POSE as doctor’s page, sell unlisted niacinamide toothpaste

Three Facebook (FB) pages are using the name of Kilimanjaro Tiwaquen, a Filipino licensed physician with 4.1 million followers on the platform, to promote a niacinamide toothpaste product. “I’m not endorsing the Niacinamide toothpaste,” Tiwaquen said in a March 26 FB post.

April 14, 2023

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The line ‘ICC has no jurisdiction’ is fake news

It has become an alibi of convenience by Rodrigo Duterte’s apologists in government, oft repeated a thousand times to transform it into Goebbelsian truth. It has been said by Bongbong Marcos, Juan Ponce Enrile, Menardo Guevarra and the Office of the Solicitor

April 14, 2023

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Survey says… – VERA Files

Kung ikaw ang i-survey, paano mo masasabi na aprub ka sa performance ng presidente o bise presidente? Alamin sa komentaryo ni Christian Esguerra ngayong linggo: Pwede rin pakinggan sa Spotify, Spotify for Podcasters VERA Files followers will be treated to Christian’s

April 14, 2023