VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Doc Willie Ong NOT selling pesticide, ALTERED photos used
Scammers are again using the identity of cardiologist Dr. Willie Ong to fraudulently promote unlicensed products, this time for "Bestkill" pesticide.
Online Posts
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Video revives FALSE airport renaming claim amid power outage mess
A circulating video is repeating the false claim that President Bongbong Marcos has ordered the renaming of NAIA to Manila International Airport MIA. No such order has been issued.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Video shows Japan coast guard in Tokyo, NOT Batangas
A YouTube channel passed off an old clip of a drill as one that supposedly shows the Japanese Coast Guard sending ships lately to Pag-asa Island to drive away Chinese vessels.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Robinsons Supermarket NOT handing out gift bags online
A Facebook page pretending to be affiliated with Robinsons Supermarket has duped thousands of netizens into interacting with its posts, claiming to give away gift bags for the grocery chain’s “anniversary.”
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Face masks, vaxx cards NOT required under Alert Level 1
An infographic claims that wearing face masks and presenting vaccination cards when entering establishments are mandatory while Metro Manila remains under alert level 1. Not true.
