Archive - COVID-19 Watch Year 2023 all 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 Items per page 12 12 18 24 30 COVID-19 Watch VERA FILES FACT CHECK: WHO did NOT say COVID-19 vaccines cause multiple sclerosis A Filipina vlogger is falsely claiming that the WHO admitted in its website that COVID-19 vaccines can cause multiple sclerosis. By VERA Files | Jun 22, 2023 | 2-minute read KEEP READING COVID-19 Watch VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Marcos’ statement on ‘emergency status’ in the country needs context While Marcos did not extend the state of calamity which ended in 2022, he has yet to lift the state of public health emergency which remains in effect. By VERA Files | May 21, 2023 | 3-minute read KEEP READING COVID-19 Watch VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Metro Manila NOT under Alert Level 3 A Facebook Reel falsely implies that Metro Manila has been placed under Alert Level 3. The misleading Reel used an old news report. By VERA Files | May 12, 2023 | 2-minute read KEEP READING COVID-19 Watch VERA FILES FACT SHEET: What health experts know so far about ‘Arcturus’ Omicron subvariant While the Arcturus subvariant is “increasing in global prevalence,” health officials noted that current available evidence does not show any differences in the severity of its effect compared to the original Omicron variant. By VERA Files | Apr 28, 2023 | 5-minute read KEEP READING COVID-19 Watch VERA FILES FACT CHECK: There is NO Philippine arrest warrant vs Bill Gates A widely-circulated web article about a Philippine court ordering the arrest of American business magnate Bill Gates is fake. By VERA Files | Mar 9, 2023 | 3-minute read KEEP READING COVID-19 Watch VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Vlogger TWISTS Pfizer CEO’s statement on COVID vaccines A vlogger known for spreading COVID-19 disinformation took out-of-context the Pfizer CEO's recent statement. By VERA Files | Jan 30, 2023 | 2-minute read KEEP READING COVID-19 Watch VERA FILES FACT CHECK: NO data supporting Omicron XBB variant is ‘5x’ deadlier than Delta A text post is spreading among Filipinos claiming the new COVID-19 subvariant XBB.1.5 is more lethal than the Delta variant. This is not true. By VERA Files | Jan 10, 2023 | 2-minute read KEEP READING
