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VERA Files is published by veteran Filipino journalists taking a deeper look into current Philippine issues. Vera is Latin for “true.”
Kumakalat online ang video ni United States President Donald Trump na hinihikayat umano ang mga Pilipino na manindigan laban sa mga tiwaling pulitiko. Peke ang clip at inedit gamit ang AI. vera.ph/4700cID
Several bogus FB pages are circulating posts about a supposed motorcycle giveaway from Motortrade. This is fake. vera.ph/46PTbKH
💡 Nabitin ka ba sa #SONA2025 ni Pangulong Marcos noong Lunes? Ano ang mga gusto mo pang matupad na pangako? I-type na ‘yan sa comments section! Pag-usapan natin 'yan sa special live episode ng #WhatTheF?! podcast ngayong Huwebes, July 31, 3 p.m. Abangan ang livestream dito:…
#VERAFilesFactCheck: Amid the heavy rains caused by Typhoon Emong (international name: Co-may) in several parts of Luzon, a now-deleted Facebook post showed a video of a landslide, implying it happened recently in Baguio, Benguet. This is false. The clip was taken in Kalinga in…
#VERAFilesFactCheck: A YouTube video claims that the House of Representatives can no longer appeal the Supreme Court’s unanimous decision declaring the Articles of Impeachment against Vice President Sara Duterte unconstitutional. This is false. Read more: vera.ph/4lR7YJD
Abangan sa Huwebes, July 28, ang aming special #WhatTheF?! episode kung saan magde-debrief ang iilang VERA Files editors at contributors tungkol sa #SONA2025 ni Pangulong Marcos. May gusto ba kayong pag-usapan sa aming special episode? I-type na ‘yan sa comments section!
President Marcos, in his fourth SONA, acknowledged the disappointment over his administration’s performance and vowed to go after corrupt public works officials and contractors over substandard and incomplete flood control projects that caused severe flooding in the past week.…
A YouTube video claims that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has cancelled his upcoming State of the Nation Address. This is misleading. vera.ph/41hgo4z
#SONA2025: Protesters burn an effigy of “zombies BBM and VP Sara” as they prepare mass actions on the stretch of Commonwealth Avenue toward the Batasan Pambansa in Quezon City where President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will deliver his fourth State of the Nation Address on Monday, July…
#SONA2025: Ahead of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s fourth State of the Nation Address before a joint session of Congress at Batasan Pambansa on Monday, families of the missing sabungeros (cockfight enthusiasts) join the anti-SONA protests in Quezon City. Photos by Bullit…
A YouTube video claims that the House of Representatives can no longer appeal the Supreme Court's unanimous decision declaring the Articles of Impeachment against Vice President Sara Duterte unconstitutional. This is false. vera.ph/4lR7YJD
COMMENTARY: The president should stop paying lip service to judicious spending by pressing for an open bicam in the crafting of the proposed P6.79 trillion outlay for 2026. vera.ph/45clnow
#SONA2025: Lies and falsehoods are not cool. They may fly again during the SONA. Be cool and send them to the VERA Files Misinformation Tip Line for fact-checking: vera.ph/MessengerTipLi…
#VERAFilesFactCheck: Amid the onslaught of Tropical Storms Dante and Emong, a photo circulating on Facebook claims to show Bulacan province supposedly submerged in roof-level floodwaters. This is false. Read more: vera.ph/44N1Cor
#VERAFilesFactCheck:As Metro Manila was being pummeled by multiple storms and the Southwest monsoon (Habagat), a viral video was making the rounds on Facebook, showing an alleged “underground” tunnel in Quezon City submerged in floodwaters. The video was created using artificial…
An AI-generated video is showing an alleged underground tunnel in Quezon Avenue submerged in flood. vera.ph/44Zfb4t
Ang kabuuan ng budget insertions ni Escudero na mukhang nagbabalatkayong pandarambong — P142,717,586,000. vera.ph/44OkjYZ
The image supposedly depicting Manila Bay before the presidency of Rodrigo Duterte was taken during his term. It came from a YouTube video uploaded in 2018. vera.ph/46ZVKJX
An old chain message recirculating on Facebook is falsely warning netizens against alleged ISIS members disguising themselves as healthcare workers to infect and kill people with "[acquired immunodeficiency syndrome] virus" under the pretense of giving vaccinations.…