VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Post on Duterte talking about Fabunan drug in speech NOT TRUE
He made no mention of it in his hour-long address.
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VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Sapat ba ang proteksyon ng mga PH health worker sa panahon ng COVID-19 pandemic?
Aminado si Health Secretary Francisco Duque III na may kakulangan ng personal protective equipment (PPE) para sa mga health care worker ng bansa na nagsisilbi sa mga may COVID-19.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Video claiming drinking water with salt kills novel coronavirus NOT TRUE
There's no evidence that current medicine can prevent or cure the disease.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: This is NOT a photo of a COVID-19 patient’s throat
It was taken in May 2018, months before the disease first emerged.
FACT CHECK: No, study does not say coconut oil can kill ‘93%’ of colon cancer cells in 2 days
A misleading article from 2018 with a headline saying consumption of coconut oil can eliminate “93%” of “colon bad cells” in two days has recently been resurrected and shared on social media. It also makes a number of inaccurate claims.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Demo video FALSELY claims rum, bleach mix makes ‘rubbing alcohol’
It's an unsafe concoction.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Hantavirus is NOT a ‘new’ virus from China
It was given a name about 40 years ago. It wasn't discovered in China.
The transformation of Metro Manila in the time of COVID-19
More and more, President Duterte is giving the uniformed personnel a bigger role in the implementation of the Luzon-wide lockdown he imposed beginning March 16 to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus that has rampaging in all parts of the world claiming lives of hundreds of thousands. In the thousands have been afflicted. While over 600 have recovered, more than 500 have died.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Salt water steam DOES NOT kill coronavirus
Inhaling extremely hot steam has a risk of burn injury, WHO adds.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Posts claiming PH has ‘approved’ COVID-19 cure FALSE
The FDA debunked the claim. Its chief also said the drug has no application for registration yet.
