VERA Files

Two videos claimed that the Philippines acquired 35 millimeter (mm) Oerlikon GDF anti-aircraft guns, and that these were fired during a military exercise. This is not true. The Philippines is not among countries that use 35mm Oerlikon GDF anti-aircraft guns. According to

A video using old news reports is insinuating an escalating conflict between Japan and China. Posted on June 2 by Facebook (FB) page Kyletv Mysteries and YouTube channel Kyle TV, the video’s caption read: “ALITAN NG JAPAN AT CHINA MAS TUMITINDI! MGA

Forty-eight civil society organizations have petitioned the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to consider grassroots consultations with civil society groups as it formulates its guidelines for digital platforms. The petitioners, attendees of EngageMedia’s Digital Rights Asia Pacific (DRAPAC) Assembly

Lawyer Tacardon video from YT That’s what lawyer Boni Tacardon told supporters of detained former senator Leila De Lima who were expecting the court’s decision on Monday, June 5, on her petition for bail on a case accusing her of tolerating the

(Editor’s Note: Unang nilathala ang fact check na ito sa Ingles noong Mayo.) Ilang pekeng Facebook page ang gumagamit kay Doc Liza Ramoso-Ong bilang endorser ng pabangong nakagagamot daw ng mga impeksiyon at amoy sa ari ng babae. Peke ito. Ang pabangong

The Bureau of Communications Services (BCS), an attached agency of the Presidential Communications Office, said in a Facebook post that the EDSA Greenways “is one of the projects of the administration of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.” This needs context. STATEMENT In a

A Facebook (FB) user falsely passed off old clips of structures crumbling down and being swept away by flood as taken during Super Typhoon Mawar’s onslaught.  On May 25, a netizen uploaded the false FB Reel with the caption “#thyphoonmawar (sic).” The

While many Filipinos are still trying to get answers to the important questions about the bill President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has certified as urgent for Congress to set up a P2-billion Maharlika Investment Fund, legislators allied with the administration hastily approved it.

A YouTube channel published a video that claims to show a P30-million fighter jet manufactured by a Filipino. This is false. It passed off as locally-made an aircraft manufactured by Boeing, an American aerospace corporation. Posted on YouTube on May 15, the

Facebook (FB) pages uploaded clips of a medical television program that have been doctored to endorse a capsule that supposedly boosts immunity and fights cancer.  The product, Cancr guard, is not a registered drug with the Food and Drug Administration.  Circulated as