Vera Files

Vera Files
FormationMarch 2008; 16 years ago (2008-03)
FoundersEllen Tordesillas
Luz Rimban
Booma Cruz
Jennifer Santillan-Santiago
Yvonne Chua
Chit Estella
President
Ellen Tordesillas
AffiliationsInternational Fact-Checking Network
Websiteverafiles.org

Vera Files (stylized as VERA Files) is a non-profit online news organization in the Philippines,[1][2] known for its institutionalized role in fact-checking false information in the Philippines,[3][4] and as one of the news organizations most prominently targeted by intimidation and censorship due to its critical coverage of the Philippine government.[5][6][7][8] It is part of the International Fact-Checking Network of the Poynter Institute[9]: 64  and is one of Facebook's two Philippine partners in its third-party fact-checking program.[10]

The organization was founded in March 2008 by six veteran Filipino journalists, focusing on investigative journalism and in-depth reporting of Philippine social issues.[1] According to its website, the organization specializes in producing "research-intensive and in-depth reports in multiple formats, and the training and mentoring of journalists, students and civil society organizations, especially those whose opportunities for capacity building are scarce."[11]

  1. ^ a b "Vera Files Fact Check". Countering Disinformation. Retrieved 2022-12-16.
  2. ^ Clarke, Judith (2022). Entrepreneurial journalism in Greater China and Southeast Asia : case studies and tools for media professionals. London. ISBN 978-1-315-27043-2. OCLC 1273728593.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. ^ Teodoro, Luis V. (2018-04-24). "Why fact check—and why Rappler and VERA Files". cmfr-phil.org. Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility. Retrieved 2022-12-18.
  4. ^ "In the Philippines, Journalists Confront Fake News and a Crackdown on Press Freedom". Nieman Reports. Retrieved 2022-12-20.
  5. ^ Crispin, Shawn W. (2019-05-21). "Rappler-CIA plot claim is attempt to cut funding, Philippine journalists say". Committee to Protect Journalists. Retrieved 2022-12-18.
  6. ^ "How governments use DDoS attacks to silence critics". Rest of World. 2022-04-26. Retrieved 2022-12-18.
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  9. ^ Ong, Jonathan Corpus; Cabañes, Jason Vincent A. (2018). "Architects of Networked Disinformation: Behind the Scenes of Troll Accounts and Fake News Production in the Philippines" (PDF). www.newtontechfordev.com. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 30, 2021. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
  10. ^ Cite error: The named reference veraFilesRapplerHilightMembershipIFCN was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  11. ^ "About - Vera Files". Vera Files. Retrieved 2017-11-12.