VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Verify before sharing info on COVID-19
As the virus spreads, so are wrong and misleading information on the disease both online and offline causing confusion and panic among the population.
Tag Archives: COVID-19
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Fighting ‘infodemic’- as vicious as the COVID-19
On Jan. 30, the World Health Organization (WHO) officially declared a state of global health emergency due to the rising number of confirmed coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in different countries all over the world. As of writing, a total of 85,182 cases were already recorded by the John Hopkins case tracker, with more than 79,000 or 93 percent of these coming from Mainland China alone.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Video of Chinese police ‘shooting’ 25k COVID-19 patients UNTRUE
This post is false. Don't believe it.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: FB post claiming man infected with COVID-19 ‘spitting’ on grocery items LACKS PROOF
There's no proof to confirm whether or not the person has COVID-19.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: FB posts claiming 2019-nCoV only survives in ‘cold weather,’ salabat a cure NOT TRUE
This post is false. Don't believe it.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Duterte DID NOT open PGH for Wuhan COVID-19 patients
This story is fake. Don't believe it.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Report claiming China to kill ‘20k’ COVID-19 patients FAKE
This story is fake. Don't believe it.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Marikina DOES NOT have ‘2 nCoV patients’
It's a trick link.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Story on DOH monitoring people who came in contact with Cebu child ‘with nCoV’ MISLEADING
It lifted content from CNN Philippines and changed the headline.
