VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Yakult probiotic drink does NOT have cow sperm
This is false. Cattle sperm is not among the ingredients of the beverage.
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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Photos of barefoot workers in noodle factory NOT of local bihon producer
A reverse image search revealed that the pictures were taken at least six years ago in southern China.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: ‘WHO’ list of killer foods NOT TRUE
The WHO has denied that the list was theirs.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Doctor makes MISLEADING claims about effects of instant noodles on one’s health
A Nov. 21 Facebook (FB) status of a doctor, shared by over 4,500 people, is claiming that people who consume instant noodles too much may get cancer because of a “waxy substance” that prevents the noodles from getting sticky when cooked. This is unproven.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: FB post makes multiple FALSE claims on food that ‘kill’ cancer
A lengthy post by local Facebook (FB) page Amazing Zynergia For Natural Health that claims to “educate people on alternative and natural healing” has made untrue claims, saying cancer is “not a disease” and that certain food can kill or remove cancer cells from the body.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Durian and Coke are NOT a deadly combination
Experts said claims of the food combination causing fatal caffeine overdose are not true.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Videos claiming Australian scientists say bananas can ‘prevent’ COVID-19 FALSE
A University of Queensland press release nor an ABC News Australia report used in the false post makes no mention of bananas.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Does eating hot dogs really cause cancer?
The write-up misleadingly equates the effect of eating three pieces of hot dogs to smoking a pack of cigarettes when it comes to acquiring cancer.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Ang pagkain ba ng hot dog ay nakaka-kanser?
Isang artikulo na isang taon nang online, na nag-rehash sa isang 2015 Facebook (FB) post ng magazine health show ng ABS-CBN na Salamat Dok, ang nakaliligaw na ipinarehas ang epekto ng pagkain ng tatlong piraso ng hotdog sa paninigarilyo ng isang pakete ng sigarilyo pagdating sa pagkakaroon ng cancer.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Can talbos ng kamote really ‘kill cancer’?
An online post claiming the extract from “talbos ng kamote” or leaves of sweet potatoes can “kill cancer” has been widely circulating on Facebook (FB) for the past three months.
