Archive - Online Posts

Several posts on Facebook are offering help to netizens in registering their SIM cards online. These are scams.

A blog link claiming Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio has ordered the scrapping of the K to 12 education system is false. 

An alternative medicine practitioner advised people not to take medicine when suffering from diarrhea or loose bowel movement. This needs context.

A YouTube video falsely claims the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas newly released a P500 bill bearing the face of former president Ferdinand Marcos Sr.

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.

Several netizens are spreading links to a counterfeit “CNN Philippines” news report on a hypertension cure deliberately concealed from patients.

A quote card where Rep. Sandro Marcos allegedly said Filipinos who complain over flight delays are “entitled” is spreading online. This is satire.

Neypro 1 Gold is not on the Food and Drugs Administration’s (FDA) list of certified products as advertised.

A netizen reshared a five-year-old video which claims taking a shower daily negatively affects the body. This is not true, according to dermatologists.

An impostor FB page using the name of Dr. Willie Ong posted a video promoting a cereal product that allegedly helps consumers lose weight. 

Impostor CNN Philippines webpages are advertising a "drug" for diabetes that allegedly normalizes blood sugar levels within 10 minutes.

A video falsely claims that the Supreme Court ordered Sen. Risa Hontiveros to return pilfered funds from PhilHealth.