VERA FILES FACT CHECK: FB pages POSE as doctor’s page, sell unlisted niacinamide toothpaste
Three FB pages are using the name of "Dr. Kilimanguru", a Filipino licensed physician with 4.1 million followers to promote a niacinamide toothpaste product.
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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Video MISLEADINGLY claims Filipinos ‘aged 40 and above can now receive pension’
A video misleadingly insinuates that the general Filipino public can start receiving their pensions as early as 40 years old.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Aircon SCAM ads with altered images resurface
Four FB pages claimed that dozens of people fainted while buying Japanese mini air conditioners in Pasay. These rehashed claims from a previous scam modus are fake.
VERA Files Answers the 7 Most Asked Questions about Fact-Checking
Sasagutin ng VERA Files reporters at editors ang pito sa mga karaniwang tanong tungkol sa fact checking.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Another ‘ANC’ impostor site peddles cure for hypertension, clogged blood vessels
A scam website is peddling a product called Dianorm supposedly developed by cardiologist Doc Willie Ong that can cure blood pressure-related conditions.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Claim that unhealthy lifestyle a risk for heat stroke NEEDS CONTEXT
A person with an unhealthy lifestyle is more likely to suffer from heat stroke, an alternative medicine practitioner claimed in a Facebook (FB) Reel. This needs context as there are other factors that increase the risk of body overheating.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: ‘Jollibee’ 44th Anniversary Lucky Draw is FAKE
Another scam is targeting netizens, this time claiming fast food giant Jollibee is hosting a “lucky draw” for P7,000 in line with its “44th anniversary.” The links, circulating on Facebook (FB) and FB Messenger, lead to bogus websites.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: FB posts on coffee maker raffle are FAKE
Facebook posts claim to give away 500 Philips LatteGo4300 coffee machines and ask netizens to join the raffle by giving their personal information and paying a participation fee of P110. The posts are fake.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Video about P1,000 cash aid for senior citizens NEEDS CONTEXT
A YouTube video claimed that senior citizens would receive a P1,000 cash aid from the Philippine government. Not all seniors will receive this monetary assistance.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Videos DECEPTIVELY use doctors’ vlogs to promote magnetic underwear
Four videos advertising magnetic underwear that allegedly enlarge one’s penis size illicitly used vlogs by Dr. Willie Ong and a medical doctor. There's no medical or scientific explanation to this claim.
