Robredo portrayed on a TikTok video ordering her staff to utilize the cheapest materials possible for a housing project
A TikTok account spread a portion of Robredo's video content on TikTok on April 1, 2021, alleging that she instructed her team to utilize the cheapest material for the housing project. It received 76.6 thousand views, 2,808 likes, and 684 comments. In the full video, Robredo was referring to a model house in Angat Buhay Village that residents may mimic if they so desired, but she emphasized that they did not have to imitate the model house's interiors, but that it would give them an idea of how to do it economically.
December
2021
2019 Sedition case for Leni Robredo and 35 others filed by PNP-CIDG
The Philippine National Police-Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (PNP-CIDG) files a Sedition case and other complaints against Robredo and 35 others, including some members of the Catholic Church and government officials. They were charged with sedition over the "Bikoy Videos" last 2019. However, the Department of Justice dismissed the case against Robredo, De Lima, Hontiveros, and Aquino in February 2020, given a lack of "probable cause."
July
2019
Rumors that Robredo's daughter, Aika, was detained in 2017 resurface in 2021
A rumor alleging that Vice President Leni Robredo's daughter committed a crime first surfaced in 2017 and then reappeared in 2021. The report needs to be corrected, according to Robredo, because there are still people who believe in fake news. She refuted claims that her daughter had been arrested or was a criminal.
November
2021
Leni Robredo calls out Mocha Uson after spreading a false information about Robredo's donation to Taal Volcano Eruption Victims
Mocha Uson reports that the food packs sent to the Taal victims by the Vice President's office contained only 5 pieces of pandesal and a bottle of water. However, the allegation was proven false because each food pack included 1.5 kilograms of rice, other canned foods, and two packs of noodles.
January
2021
Leni Robredo nicknamed as 'Leni Lugaw'
Since the 2016 elections, when photographs of her campaign team serving porridge circulated online, Leni has been taunted by trolls and dubbed "Leni Lugaw" or "Lugaw Queen." Leni Robredo finds out the best way to respond to the online haters who mocked her–it's by serving a bowl of porridge to victims of the Taal Volcano Eruption in Batangas.
January
2021
Leni Robredo accused of becoming a ''yellow puppet'' if she will be elected president
People have claimed that if Leni Robredo is elected president, the Liberal Party will exert influence over her. It is impossible, according to the presidential candidate, because the Liberal Party, which is known for the nickname "dilawan," has already been decimated. "But my question is who are they?" Robredo said. "Right now, we know what happened to the Liberal Party after the 2016 elections: it was decimated, left with few members."
January
2022
Robredo lacks leadership in the Liberal Party's situation according to 2nd District Representative of Caloocan City, Edgar Erice
According to Caloocan City 2nd District Rep. Edgar Erice, Leni Robredo, as the LP's chairperson, should have pointed the party in the right direction throughout the next election season. Erice also said yes when asked if he believes Robredo lacks leadership in the LP situation.
October
2021
Initiated unity talks by Robredo is just a cunning plan according to Ping Lacson
Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson stated on Thursday that he rejected Vice President Leni Robredo's "unity efforts" because he was "insulted." Senator Lacson stated, “It’s like effectively, telling me in my face to withdraw and create a new tandem between the Vice President and the Senate President." Lacson also stated that later on he realize that the unity talks initiated by VP Leni is just a scheme.
October
2021
Facebook post spreads online accusing Robredo won the 2016 elections through cheating
A facebook post spread online that presents that VP Leni as a fraud winner during the 2016 election. The camp of the former senator Bongbong Marcos electoral protest, was ended by the Supreme Court last February 2021 because it failed to show solid evidence that there was fraud in 2016.
October
2021
Robredo's legitimacy of being a lawyer questioned due to a missing Bar exam result
A YouTube channel, DDS Watch uploaded a video having a title, "Bar Result ni Leni Robredo nawawala, di mahanap ni Thinking Pinoy sa Supreme Court" reached 90,454 views, 1.8k likes and 604 comments. The video claims that doubts must be cast with the claim that Leni Robredo is a lawyer. However, according to the Supreme Court, no doubt: Robredo is a lawyer. She passed the bar exam on May 7, 1997 in Naga City.
November
2020
As the tumultuous presidential campaign gets underway, a doctored video of Philippine presidential candidate Leni Robredo's campaign emerges
A video viewed hundreds of thousands of times on Facebook appeared to show attendees at a rally for Vice President Leni Robredo screaming the name of her rival Ferdinand Marcos Jr. as Philippine presidential candidates hit the hustings for the official start of campaigning. The audio has been tampered with as in reality, the audience chanted the name of a senator who Robredo endorsed in the original video.
March
2022
Leni Robredo's caravan, according to a vlogger, received less support than BBM's caravan
According to a Facebook post that had roughly 363k views, Leni Robredo's caravan received less support than BBM's caravan. The footage claims that Leni's caravan only has one lane, whereas BBM has two to three.
November
2021
Robredo responded to critics who questioned her claim that she visited Marawi in 2016, before the bloody siege
Robredo reacted to those who mocked her claims at the Presidential One-on-One interview with Boy Abunda, in which she said that she has been working in Marawi since 2016. Marawi is one among the regions covered by Robredo's Angat Buhay program, according to her social media page. "Lanao del Sur was the poorest province at that time. 2016 pa lang, we already decided to adopt Marawi as one of our Angat Buhay priority areas," the vice president said.
January
2022
A graphic circulating online falsely claims that Robredo's campaign ad spending was half a billion pesos
"Gumastos ng kalahating bilyong piso sa advertisement pero pambili ng sardinas at bigas para sa biktima ng bagyo humihingi ng donasyon," the graphic reads. The graphic went viral during Robredo's visit to the areas hit by Typhoon Odette to assess the situation on the ground and request donations from the public. There are no official records, declarations, or news reports claiming that the vice president spent P500 million on campaign ads for the presidential election in which she is running.
January
2022
Robredo's daughter accused of skipping community quarantine and testing positive for COVID-19
Sonza posted a message to a particular "Madam" on the morning of December 31, 2021, perhaps referring to the vice president: “Sabi mo Madam, dapat walang palakasan. Bakit iyong anak mong dumating derecho sa bahay, hindi dumaan sa Quarantine Protocol?” Robredo stated in a Facebook post on Jan. 5 that her three daughters were quarantined in a hotel for five days after returning from a trip abroad.
January
2022
Robredos accused of using their influence to ask a teacher if their daughter may be valedictorian instead of salutatorian at Unibersidad De Sta Isabel in 2004
According to a Facebook post by Benjie Jr Contreras on January 30, 2022, which received 2.8k likes, 345 comments, and 2.6k shares, the Robreros attempted to use their power and influence to have their daughter, Aika Robredo, be the valedictorian for the year 2004 of Unibersidad De Sta Isabel instead of Benjie's daughter Kei Contreras. The post is a response to one written by Leticia Nayve Blancaflor, Robredos' and Contreras' daughters' adviser, in 2004. Benjie accused their adviser of favoring the Robredos ever since.
January
2022
Vlogger claims that Robredo suffers from speech and mental issues despite of his lack of expertise
The video is still available on Manuel Mejorada's Youtube account, which has 171K subscribers.The 16-minute video has a title: SALTIK SA UTAK: "Palilalia" ang tawag sa paulit-ulit (repetitive) na pananalita ni VP Robredo, which shows that the vlogger claims that VP Robredo has mental issues. The video has reached 21,048 views, 1.3k likes, and 280 comments.
November
2021
Robredo dismisses Duterte's threat to make her campaign for president a nightmare
"Hindi ko na 'yun problema. Hindi ko na 'yun problema kasi mas marami namang importanteng bagay na kailangang tutukan," Robredo said in a news conference when a reporter asked about President Rodrigo Duterte's previous threat that if she runs for president, he will be Robredo's worst nightmare.
October
2021
Robredo gets negative feedback from her statement regarding vote buying
Robredo stated that while vote-buying is wrong, people can still receive the money and then just choose to vote based on their conscience. The statement received criticism because of the implied "acceptance" of vote-buying as a practice.
October
2021
Volunteer-run website aiming to fund Robredo's campaign sparks issues regarding foreign funding
Following the creation of a volunteer-run website that aims to fund Vice President Leni Robredo's presidential campaign, a Commission on Elections (COMELEC) official warned on Wednesday that foreigners cannot donate to any Filipino candidate's campaign.
October
2021
Robredo accused of lying to supporters on motivation for joining presidential race
Contreras states in his opinion article: "It is clear that if Leni runs, she would have lied on two counts. First is on the claim that she was after unity per se and not unity only around her. And second is that she is willing to give way to a stronger candidate against Marcos and Duterte-Carpio."
October
2021
Fake quote attributed to Vice President Leni Robredo urging suspects to carry a gun for a “fair fight” during a police raid is again circulating on social media
The fabricated quote that resurfaced on Oct. 9 reads:
"if the police wants to be armed during raid..i will allow the suspects to carry a gun and use it para po patas ang laban (for a fair fight)."
This was never said by Robredo. The graphic's date indicated that the comment was made on November 11, 2019, and it was based on the News5 quotation card template.
October
2021
Video compilation implying Robredo's 'dullness'
A video compilation with 1.2M views and reaching 43k reactions has surfaced on Facebook in which interview footages of Robredo are arranged in such a way that she may be viewed as lacking understanding of basic questions and dullness. Comments range from people making fun of the candidate to some doubting her capabilities as a politician.
October
2021
Isko Moreno says Leni Robredo is a 'Fake leader with fake color is fake character'
In a press conference, Moreno said "Huwag kayong malilinlang sa pagpapalitan ng kulay.... Ang tanso, tubugin man ng ginto ay tanso pa rin.... Fake leader with fake color is a fake character," referring to how Robredo dropped the color yellow, associated with the Liberal Party, and is now using pink.
October
2021
Robredo dared to provide solutions to so-called 'education crisis'
Panelo argued that criticizing without proposing answers would simply cause "intrigue" among government leaders. Meanwhile, he branded Robredo and Rep. France Castro of the ACT Teachers' party-list as "antagonists" for interfering with Education Secretary Leonor Briones' demand for an apology from the World Bank.
July
2021
Fabricated quote card surfaces online depicting Robredo as a communist and rebel sympathizer
The following quote is attributed to her: “Salamat sa mga nagtatanggol sa mga NPA [New People’s Army]. Kailangan natin Protektahan ang NPA. [Pag-asa] din sila ng ating bayan. Dapat makiisa ang Gobyerno sa Hangarin ng NPA. Eto ang Pangako ko kapag ako [ang] naging Pangulo.”
According to Robredo's official social media channels and official website, she never said anything like that. There was also no official record or news story regarding the vice president making such a comment, according to a Google search.
December
2020
Duterte falsely accuses Robredo of lying about the typhoon response
During his public address on Nov. 17, Duterte claimed Robredo was "grandstanding" when she coordinated with the military while he was attending the 37th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit, even though she was not in the line of command. According to VERA Files, after looking through all of Vice President Leni Robredo's social media postings and videos from Nov. 1 to Nov. 17, they found no such remarks or insinuations about Duterte's alleged absence or lack of public appearances during the time a series of powerful typhoons hit the Philippines.
November
2020
Fake quote card surfaces online on Robredo's statement about teenage pregnancy in the country
On June 6, the Key Tv' page on Facebook (FB) uploaded a bogus remark purporting to be from Robredo, claiming, “Karamihan sa nakaexperience ng teen pregnancy ay kabataan (Most of those who experience teen pregnancies are the youth).”
Robredo has never made that remark, according to official sources, as per a keyword search on the web.
June
2020
Post surfaces on social media made to make Robredo look 'dull-witted'
A fake, nine-month-old Facebook (FB) post that claims Vice President Leni Robredo said her three daughters were “all girls” has resurfaced on social media.
December
2019
Daughter's enrollment at an Ivy-league university sparks controversy over funding
"My daughter is going on a scholarship. Pero iyong sabi nila, iyong gagastusin daw nung anak ko kasi wala naman daw akong legal na pagkukunan, iyong ninakaw namin na yaman. And you know the viciousness," Robredo said. It is not known how much of her daughter's tuition is covered by the scholarship.
June
2019
Robredo linked to Nonoy Ladines, Jonas Cabiles Soltes, and a “clingy stranger” from Aklan
Insinuations that she had a relationship with Nonoy Ladines, Jonas Cabiles Soltes, and a "clingy stranger" from Aklan were shot down by the vice president. Ladines, according to Robredo, was a staff member of a Naga City councilor who would work as her political close-in whenever she was in the city. Meanwhile, the stranger was a make-up artist sent to her by an Aklan mayor who had invited Robredo to their town feast, according to the vice president. Soltes was a former staff member of the vice president's in Congress who she took to a World Food Programme event in Brazil.
May
2019
Leni Robredo’s remarks on rape taken out of context on social media
The head of the Liberal Party was quoted as saying “rape exists because of rapists” to President Rodrigo Duterte who is known for making rape jokes. Robredo’s remark was turned into a meme by some social media users who shared a black-and-white picture of her with the quote and mockingly called her a “great philosopher.”
March
2019
Fake news surfaces online on Robredo's failed math (4x40=1600)
A satire blog released a supposed statement from the Office of the Vice President "breaking their silence" on the issue of VP Leni's failed math. The statement has been refuted by the vice president in a separate post stating that it was not from her.
July
2018
News spreads on Robredo accused as the mastermind behind her husband’s death
According to the Vice President, the claim that she had plotted her husband’s death is the “saddest” of all false reports against her.
“Unang-una, bakit mo naman ipapapatay ‘yung taong mahal mo? No'ng namatay ‘yung asawa ko, sobrang hirap nang pinagdaanan ko pati ng mga anak ko. Bakit ko gagawin 'yon? Bakit ko papahirapan ang sarili ko? Bakit ko gagawin ‘yon sa mga anak ko? At bakit mo sasaktan 'yong taong nagmahal sa ’yo nang lubos-lubos?” said Robredo.
May
2018
Robredo linked to Quezon City Congressman Bolet Banal through a post which surfaced online
Vice President Leni Robredo and former Quezon City 3rd District Representative Jorge "Bolet" Banal are romantically linked, according to a claim by a Facebook post by user Lovell Paras Canceran. Since it was first published on Thursday, November 19, the post has had 674 reactions, 823 comments, and 118 shares. More than 24,000 people follow Canceran on Twitter.
May
2018
Robredo accused of sedition through a series of email screenshots spread by pro-Duterte bloggers
The rumor began with pro-Duterte bloggers and gained steam when it was picked up by none other than the Palace communications secretary for his podcast: Vice President Leni Robredo is allegedly conspiring with US-based groups to depose the President.
Parts of an email conversation on Yahoo! Groups were reported to one blogger, and another blogger was able to save it through an archiving service. (The original discussion could no longer be found online.) Robredo and her employees were not mentioned in the thread.
January
2017
Robredo criticized for having a multi-state vacation during a typhoon
Critics slammed Vice President Maria Leonor “Leni” Robredo for spending the holidays on a “multi-state” vacation with her three daughters in the US, as thousands of her fellow Bicolanos fled their homes because of a typhoon.
December
2016