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This article was first posted on July 21, 2025
Editor’s Note: This fact check was published in July 2020, early on during the COVID-19 pandemic. The WHO’s statement “While some western, traditional, or home remedies may provide comfort and alleviate symptoms of mild COVID-19, there are no medicines that have been shown to prevent or cure the disease” was true at the time.
However, there are now vaccines proven to be able to prevent COVID-19, as well as medicine and health practices to treat the disease. Steam inhalation or tu-ob may help with relieving COVID-19 symptoms.
Editor’s Note: This story has been updated to reflect a more accurate attribution to a cited study and its authors.
(6/5/2025) Editor’s Note: This fact check was published on February 25, 2025. Pope Francis died on Easter Monday, April 21, 2025, at the age of 88 at his residence in the Vatican.
(6/5/2025) Editor’s Note: This fact check was published on November 20, 2023. Sara Duterte eventually resigned as Secretary of the Department of Education on June 19, 2024, citing “personal” and “work” reasons.
Editor’s Note: This fact check was originally published on election day, May 12, 2025. The Comelec proclaimed the following Davao del Norte candidates as winners on May 13: Oyo Uy as First District Representative, Edwin Jubahib as governor and Rey Uy as Tagum City mayor.
Editor’s Note: This fact check was originally published on election day, May 12, 2025. Marcy Teodoro’s proclamation as Marikina Representative has been suspended by the Comelec pending the resolution of his disqualification case.
Editor’s Note: This fact check was originally published on election day, May 12, 2025. Janice Degamo was proclaimed as representative of Negros Oriental’s Third District on May 13.
Editor’s Note: This fact check was originally published on election day, May 12, 2025. Kikang Uy narrowly lost to incumbent Cagayan de Oro Rep. Lordan Suan in the polls.
Editor’s Note: This fact check was originally published on election day, May 12, 2025. Sonny Trillanes lost to incumbent Caloocan City mayor Along Malapitan.
