VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Posts claiming two ways to wear medical masks NOT TRUE
Several health authorities say the same thing: wear the colored side facing outwards.
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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: No, nasal swab testing DOES NOT damage blood-brain barrier
The swab inserted through the nose allegedly “damages” the endocrine glands and “breaks” the blood-brain barrier, allowing infections to reach the brain. This is not true. This claim has been debunked by multiple health experts.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: FB post FALSELY claims coronavirus is not real, paints INACCURATE comparison of COVID-19 situation abroad
The post also echoed already-debunked claims in other conspiracy theories about COVID-19.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: FB post on the ‘dangers of face masks’ carries multiple FALSE claims
Properly designed masks are porous, allowing oxygen and carbon dioxide to travel in and out of it.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Wearing a face mask DOES NOT cause cancer
The post is premised on a false and already-debunked claim about masks causing oxygen deficiency.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Sa pangatlong pagkakataon, Roque inulit ang maling pahayag tungkol sa COVID lockdown
Sa hindi bababa sa pangatlong pagkakataon, sinabi na naman ni Palace Spokesperson Harry Roque na ang Pilipinas ang unang bansa na nag utos ng lockdown para mapigilan ang pagkalat ng coronavirus disease (COVID-19), na nagreresulta sa mas kaunting pagkamatay at nagbigay dito ng 85 porsyentong rating dahil sa epektibong tugon.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Roque repeats false claim on COVID lockdown for the third time
For at least the third time, Palace Spokesperson Harry Roque claimed that the Philippines was the first country to impose a lockdown to contain the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), resulting in fewer deaths and earning for it an 85 percent rating for effective response.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Gadon makes multiple inaccurate claims on mask use, other COVID-19 measures
Drawing flak in mid-August for improperly wearing his face mask in public, thereby violating health protocols to contain the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), lawyer Lorenzo “Larry” Gadon, in a Facebook (FB) video, justified his actions with false and misleading claims.
FACT CHECK: Ex-education usec echoes viral false claim on ‘cut’ in US COVID-19 deaths
Former Education undersecretary and 2019 senatorial aspirant Antonio “Butch” Valdes propagated an incorrect claim about the United States (U.S.) Centers for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) “finally admitting” that the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) death count in the U.S. is way less than was originally reported.
VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Ang ‘bagong’ coronavirus strain, ipinaliwanag
Habang ang Pilipinas ay patuloy na nakikipaglaban sa coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), bumandera kamakailan ang balita tungkol sa isang bagong viral mutation na sinasabing “nangingibabaw sa buong mundo" at "mas nakakahawa" kaysa sa orihinal (na virus).
