VERA FILES FACT CHECK: These posts DON’T show Indians throwing away Hindu idols amid COVID-19 pandemic
The four photos were all taken before the first case of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was reported in December 2019.
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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Duterte citing Revised Penal Code in warning local officials who ‘do not enforce COVID-19 policies’ needs context
President Rodrigo Duterte warned local chief executives that they may be held accountable for “dereliction of duty” under the Revised Penal Code (RPC) if they fail to “enforce the law” within their jurisdictions. This needs context.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Liberal Party, NPA DID NOT ask to return Sinopharm vaccines to China
It was President Rodrigo Duterte who ordered the withdrawal.
Debate over ivermectin, other touted COVID-19 cures illustrates case of ‘midinformation’: public health experts
Midinformation is the term to define misunderstandings and confusion based on scant or emerging evidence, often about emerging scientific knowledge.
When ‘midinformation’ strikes, experts say here’s what you can do
VERA Files Fact Check spoke to a local infectious disease expert Marissa Alejandria and public health experts Christin Gilmer and Nat Gyenes from global technology nonprofit Meedan who shared these tips to navigate through uncertainty in health information.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Old photos of Hindu festival used in MISLEADING FB posts on India’s COVID-19 surge
The posts mixed recent images with old photos taken way before the pandemic hit the globe.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Israel NOT yet COVID-19-free
Israel still has 1,179 active COVID-19 cases as of May 6, according to its Health Ministry.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: UP expert’s claim on Ivermectin safety NEEDS CONTEXT
These studies were conducted, however, to demonstrate ivermectin’s safety and efficacy as an antiparasitic drug and not as a COVID-19 medicine.
VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Mababang posibilidad ng blood clot dahil sa COVID-19 vaccine
Sa paglampas ng isang milyong kaso ng coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) sa Pilipinas noong Abril 26, binigyang diin ng mga health expert na kailangang "pabilisin ang pagbabakuna” sa bansa.
VERA FILES FACT SHEET: The low odds of blood clots from COVID-19 vaccines
Health experts underscored the need to “increase the pace of vaccination” as the Philippines' coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infections breached the one million mark on April 26.