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https://verafiles.org/
Websites
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On April 04, 2025, 02:05 PM UTC, https://verafiles.org/ was accessible when tested on AS56099 in Philippines.
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HTTP Experiment
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DNS Queries
Resolver:
172.253.211.91
Query:
IN A verafiles.org
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65.109.52.29
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51.89.41.11
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Connection to 65.109.52.29:443 succeeded.
Connection to 51.89.41.11:443 succeeded.
HTTP Requests
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<p>A fake photo showing King Charles III and Queen Camilla beside a statue of former president Rodrigo Duterte that they supposedly commissioned is spreading on Facebook.</p>
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<p>Photos and videos of the Eid al-Fitr celebration at Rizal Park on March 31 by Bullit Marquez for VERA Files.</p>
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<p>And if Marcos is indeed waging a “bloodless” drug war, how would he recognize the men and women in uniform who died in anti-illegal drugs operations?</p>
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