VERA Files List of Fact Checks (4/1-10/1/2020) # Fact Check Date published URL Pacquiao is wrong; PH has been dealing with ‘coronavirus issue’ 1 since January 4/1/2020 https://verafiles.org/articles/vera-files-fact-check-pacquiao-wrong-ph-has-been-dealing-cor Hontiveros quote card on removing police from streets the right response to COVID-19 2 FAKE 4/1/2020 https://verafiles.org/articles/vera-files-fact-check-hontiveros-quote-card-removing-police Video claiming Japan’s PM announced COVID-19 ‘medicine’ 3 MISLEADING 4/6/2020 https://verafiles.org/articles/vera-files-fact-check-video-claiming-japans-pm-announced-cov Queen Elizabeth DID NOT praise Duterte, lambast Filipinos 4 in recent speech 4/8/2020 https://verafiles.org/articles/vera-files-fact-check-queen-elizabeth-did-not-praise-duterte Netizen MISLEADS with claim that contaminated COVID-19 5 test kits in UK are from China 4/9/2020 https://verafiles.org/articles/vera-files-fact-check-netizen-misleads-claim-contaminated-co Viral FB post claiming Canada is 6 now “COVID-19 free” FALSE 4/9/2020 https://verafiles.org/articles/vera-files-fact-check-viral-fb-post-claiming-canada-now-covi Duterte says he’s been warning of ‘deadly’ COVID-19 from the 7 beginning. Not quite. 4/10/2020 https://verafiles.org/articles/vera-files-fact-check-duterte-says-hes-been-warning-deadly-c Duterte’s claim that COVID-19 is airborne needs context; wrong in saying China has highest death 8 toll 4/13/2020 https://verafiles.org/articles/vera-files-fact-check-dutertes-claim-covid-19-airborne-needs ‘Old’ news report claiming 2 novels ‘predicted’ COVID-19 9 pandemic MISLEADING 4/13/2020 https://verafiles.org/articles/vera-files-fact-check-old-news-report-claiming-2-novels-pred Five things you should know about the COVID-19 mass 10 testing 4/14/2020 https://verafiles.org/articles/vera-files-fact-sheet-five-things-you-should-know-about-covi Post on ‘talking newborn’ saying hard-boiled eggs a cure for 11 COVID-19 NOT TRUE 4/14/2020 https://verafiles.org/articles/vera-files-fact-check-post-talking-newborn-saying-hard-boile Jackie Chan DID NOT say Duterte is an ‘exemplary 12 president’ 4/15/2020 https://verafiles.org/articles/vera-files-fact-check-jackie-chan-did-not-say-duterte-exempl The deal with the president’s 13 health 4/16/2020 https://verafiles.org/articles/vera-files-fact-sheet-deal-presidents-health Sarah Elago 'quote' telling people to ‘sneeze with eyes 14 open’ NOT TRUE 4/16/2020 https://verafiles.org/articles/vera-files-fact-check-sarah-elago-quote-telling-people-sneez FB post revives old, FALSE story on world leaders saying 15 Duterte is ‘light of our world’ 4/16/2020 https://verafiles.org/articles/vera-files-fact-check-fb-post-revives-old-false-story-world Post claiming 80% of 18M social amelioration beneficiaries have 16 received aid NOT TRUE 4/16/2020 https://verafiles.org/articles/vera-files-fact-check-post-claiming-80-18m-social-ameliorati Posts claiming PH has ‘approved’ COVID-19 cure 17 FALSE 4/17/2020 https://verafiles.org/articles/vera-files-fact-check-posts-claiming-ph-has-approved-covid-1 1 VERA Files List of Fact Checks (4/1-10/1/2020) # Fact Check Date published URL Duterte repeats false claim that PH was 'first' to impose COVID 18 lockdown in Asia 4/22/2020 https://verafiles.org/articles/vera-files-fact-check-duterte-repeats-false-claim-ph-was-fir NO word yet from Palace on China’s ‘new district’ in Kalayaan 19 Island Group 4/22/2020 https://verafiles.org/articles/vera-files-fact-check-no-word-yet-palace-chinas-new-district Salt water steam DOES NOT kill 20 coronavirus 4/22/2020 https://verafiles.org/articles/vera-files-fact-check-salt-water-steam-does-not-kill-coronav FAKE ‘WHO protocol’ on 21 lockdown in India reaches PH 4/23/2020 https://verafiles.org/articles/vera-files-fact-check-fake-who-protocol-lockdown-india-reach FAKE Pacquiao, Revillame 22 giveaways bait netizens again 4/23/2020 https://verafiles.org/articles/vera-files-fact-check-fake-pacquiao-revillame-giveaways-bait Report on ‘massive typhoon’ 23 hitting PH is FROM 2015 4/23/2020 https://verafiles.org/articles/vera-files-fact-check-report-massive-typhoon-hitting-ph-2015 No, study does not say coconut oil can kill ‘93%’ of colon cancer 24 cells in 2 days 4/24/2020 https://verafiles.org/articles/vera-files-fact-check-no-study-does-not-say-coconut-oil-can Online post on arrest of ‘man 25 behind COVID-19’ NOT TRUE 4/24/2020 https://verafiles.org/articles/vera-files-fact-check-online-post-arrest-man-behind-covid-19 Post on PH having ‘fewer’ COVID-19 cases vs Italy 26 MISLEADING 4/24/2020 https://verafiles.org/articles/vera-files-fact-check-post-ph-having-fewer-covid-19-cases-vs Aid worth P3k ONLY FOR 27 INDIGENT senior citizens 4/24/2020 https://verafiles.org/articles/vera-files-fact-check-aid-worth-p3k-only-indigent-senior-cit Hantavirus is NOT a ‘new’ virus 28 from China 4/24/2020 https://verafiles.org/articles/vera-files-fact-check-hantavirus-not-new-virus-china Demo video FALSELY claims rum, bleach mix makes ‘rubbing 29 alcohol’ 4/24/2020 https://verafiles.org/articles/vera-files-fact-check-demo-video-falsely-claims-rum-bleach-m Tingog party-list group shares outdated, falsely captioned ‘live’ 30 video of Duterte 4/24/2020 https://verafiles.org/articles/vera-files-fact-check-tingog-party-list-group-shares-outdate This is NOT a photo of a 31 COVID-19 patient’s throat 4/24/2020 https://verafiles.org/articles/vera-files-fact-check-not-photo-covid-19-patients-throat Story claiming Alegria is PH’s 32 first oil field FALSE 4/24/2020 https://verafiles.org/articles/vera-files-fact-check-story-claiming-alegria-phs-first-oil-f Video of FBI confiscating ‘COVID-positive’ masks NOT 33 TRUE 4/24/2020 https://verafiles.org/articles/vera-files-fact-check-video-fbi-confiscating-covid-positive OLD story on Kadamay protest 34 revived 4/25/2020 https://verafiles.org/articles/vera-files-fact-check-old-story-kadamay-protest-revived Video claiming drinking water with salt kills novel coronavirus 35 NOT TRUE 4/25/2020 https://verafiles.org/articles/vera-files-fact-check-video-claiming-drinking-water-salt-kil Elago quote on lockdown as 36 ‘human rights violation’ FAKE 4/25/2020 https://verafiles.org/articles/vera-files-fact-check-elago-quote-lockdown-human-rights-viol Are PH health workers adequately protected during the 37 COVID-19 pandemic? 4/27/2020 https://verafiles.org/articles/vera-files-fact-sheet-are-ph-health-workers-adequately-prote Post on Duterte talking about Fabunan drug in speech NOT 38 TRUE 4/27/2020 https://verafiles.org/articles/vera-files-fact-check-post-duterte-talking-about-fabunan-dru 2 VERA Files List of Fact Checks (4/1-10/1/2020) # Fact Check Date published URL Japanese Nobel laureate DID NOT say coronavirus was made 39 in Wuhan lab 4/28/2020 https://verafiles.org/articles/vera-files-fact-check-japanese-nobel-laureate-did-not-say-co Story claiming Filipino scientist has produced COVID-19 40 vaccine FALSE 4/28/2020 https://verafiles.org/articles/vera-files-fact-check-story-claiming-filipino-scientist-has Video of ‘P120B’ aid for ‘no work, no pay’ workers 41 MISLEADING 4/29/2020 https://verafiles.org/articles/vera-files-fact-check-video-p120b-aid-no-work-no-pay-workers FB pages MISLEAD with old 42 report on NPA burning 7 trucks 4/29/2020 https://verafiles.org/articles/vera-files-fact-check-fb-pages-mislead-old-report-npa-burnin Five things you need to know 43 about COVID-19 antibodies 4/30/2020 https://verafiles.org/articles/vera-files-fact-sheet-five-things-you-need-know-about-covid How Duterte’s threat to declare martial law escalated amid the 44 COVID-19 crisis 4/30/2020 https://verafiles.org/articles/vera-files-fact-check-how-dutertes-threat-declare-martial-la Lorenzana contradicts military statement on China gun-pointing 45 incident in West PH Sea 4/30/2020 https://verafiles.org/articles/vera-files-fact-check-lorenzana-contradicts-military-stateme No, Angel Locsin DOES NOT 46 have COVID-19 4/30/2020 https://verafiles.org/articles/vera-files-fact-check-no-angel-locsin-does-not-have-covid-19 Post on Italy ‘throwing money in streets’ amid COVID crisis NOT 47 TRUE 4/30/2020 https://verafiles.org/articles/vera-files-fact-check-post-italy-throwing-money-streets-amid Post claiming May 1 street protests ‘will push through’ 48 MISLEADING 4/30/2020 https://verafiles.org/articles/vera-files-fact-check-post-claiming-may-1-street-protests-wi 49 BB Gandanghari is ALIVE 4/30/2020 https://verafiles.org/articles/vera-files-fact-check-bb-gandanghari-alive Video of Taiwan sending ‘100 warships’ vs China in SCS NOT 50 TRUE 4/30/2020 https://verafiles.org/articles/vera-files-fact-check-video-taiwan-sending-100-warships-vs-c Hontiveros DID NOT back new 51 OFW PhilHealth contributions 5/4/2020 https://verafiles.org/articles/vera-files-fact-check-hontiveros-did-not-back-new-ofw-philhe Claim that semen kills and 52 prevents COVID-19 FALSE 5/4/2020 https://verafiles.org/articles/vera-files-fact-check-claim-semen-kills-and-prevents-covid-1 Jay Sonza shares fake ‘ABS- CBN’ post on GCQ guideline for 53 senior citizens 5/5/2020 https://verafiles.org/articles/vera-files-fact-check-jay-sonza-shares-fake-abs-cbn-post-gcq NTC backpedals on ABS-CBN 54 franchise 5/5/2020 https://verafiles.org/articles/vera-files-fact-check-ntc-backpedals-abs-cbn-franchise Netizens revive OLD reports on Duterte asking PhilHealth execs 55 to resign 5/5/2020 https://verafiles.org/articles/vera-files-fact-check-netizens-revive-old-reports-duterte-as Jay Sonza shares fake ‘ABS- CBN’ post on GCQ guideline for 56 senior citizens 5/5/2020 https://verafiles.org/articles/vera-files-fact-check-jay-sonza-shares-fake-abs-cbn-post-gcq