VERA FILES FACT CHECK: ‘Dr. Manila’ scar removal serum NOT FDA-approved
Several Facebook (FB) pages are peddling a scar removal cream that is said to be recommended by dermatologists. These are scam ads.
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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Video DOES NOT show execution of OFW murder suspect
A video falsely claimed that the suspect in the murder of 35-year-old overseas Filipino worker (OFW) Jullebee Ranara has been hanged to death. Photos in the video are actually of an Iranian man who was sentenced to death in 2014.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Posts about a 206-year-old Tibetan monk being the oldest person in the world NOT TRUE
Facebook (FB) pages and groups shared photos supposedly of a 206-year-old Tibetan monk discovered in a state of deep meditation in Nepal in January. Not true.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: FB video does NOT show parents of alleged killer of Ranara in Kuwait
A video is circulating on Facebook (FB) purportedly showing the parents of the alleged killer of overseas Filipino worker (OFW) Jullebee Ranara pleading for the life of their child. This is not true. The video is about a different case in Iran.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: DepEd to revise, NOT abolish K to 12
Sara Duterte announced during the presentation of the Basic Education Report 2023 that the DepEd will revise the K to 12 program, not abolish it.
