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The child had died on March 17.

In this video, VERA Files Fact Check takes a deeper look into three facts about fats and how they affect one’s health.

From expressing that President Rodrigo Duterte will not likely vie for another position in the upcoming 2022 elections, Malacañang is now saying the president is “leav[ing] to God” the decision to run again, this time for the country’s second highest post.

The posts failed to mention that the news clip is nearly two months old, and that the DOH has already resumed the inoculation of Vaxzevria for all age groups since May 7.

This is a false narrative, said Jimenez in a tweet on May 23 addressing the claim.

Duterte has done no such thing, and has even called this vow a “campaign joke.”

People’s Television (PTV) News, a state-run media network, posted a misdated quote card of former ambassador Rosario Manalo, in which the latter inaccurately claimed that the Philippines “handpicked” the arbitration panel in the South China Sea maritime dispute with China.

It also was not “richer” than Japan, Singapore and South Korea during Marcos’ rule.

We also give the science behind the only two factual tips in the circulating post.

Taking a hot bath will not prevent you from getting COVID-19.

There is no existing evidence proving that frequent sex rids one's body of the SARS-CoV-2. Sexual intercourse is also not listed as one of the possible treatments for COVID-19, as per the World Health Organization (WHO).

There are no fresh reports about Bautista being arrested and jailed. The last report about the former COMELEC chair said he was in the United States.

The claim was made by a UK-based Filipina vlogger who frequently publishes disinformation.

The video erroneously used a two-year-old report about fisherfolk working in the disputed waters, also called Bajo de Masinloc, and incorrectly presented it as recent.

The four photos were all taken before the first case of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was reported in December 2019.

A few netizens were able to point out that the alleged “breaking news” report was two years old.

A similar post was debunked by VERA Files Fact Check on May 19.

Impeachment of members of the Supreme Court is initiated in the House of Representatives and the trial against Leonen has yet to begin.

Blood vessels do not explode on exposure to cold.

President Rodrigo Duterte warned local chief executives that they may be held accountable for “dereliction of duty” under the Revised Penal Code (RPC) if they fail to “enforce the law” within their jurisdictions. This needs context.

This video does not show the ongoing Palestinian-Israeli conflict.

No part of the video, nor any news reports, support the erroneous claim.

President Rodrigo Duterte has not removed him.

The clip is from October 2018.

It was President Rodrigo Duterte who ordered the withdrawal.

This is false. Marcos has not won the vice presidency, and neither Duterte nor Calida has confirmed it. The Supreme Court (SC)’s decision to dismiss Marcos’ election protest against vice president Leni Robredo for “lack of merit” is valid.

The alleged giveaway, titled “P10,000.00 PARA SAYO! (for you) | RAFFY TULFO IN ACTION,” is fake. It asked people to register on a dubious website.

President Rodrigo Duterte, who was recently described as a “modern-day Lapulapu” by his spokesperson Harry Roque, repeated for at least the 20th time the unproven claim that the Mactan chieftain who led a 1,500-strong army to defeat Spanish-serving explorers in 1521 was a Tausug warrior.

This post is a manipulation of Mananzan’s November 2016 statement.

In his Labor Day message, President Rodrigo Duterte repeated his campaign promise to continue pushing for workers’ rights, including security of tenure. This needs context in view of the president’s veto of a Congress-approved measure prohibiting contractualization.