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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: FB reel revives UNPROVEN claim about fish restriction for diabetics

By VERA Files | May 10, 2023 1:31 PM

A Facebook (FB) Reel revived part of a five-year-old YouTube video, where a naturopathy practitioner claimed that people with diabetes should not eat fish without scales. “There is no health recommendation against eating fish – with or without scales – for people with diabetes,” health experts convened by non-profit organization Meedan told VERA Files Fact […]

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: ‘ABS-CBN’ impostor sites post FAKE story on ‘diabetes cure’

By VERA Files | Apr 18, 2023 5:22 PM

Websites imitating ABS-CBN News posted a story on a diabetes remedy supposedly endorsed by former National Task Force against COVID-19 special adviser Tony Leachon. The article is fabricated. The fake story was posted by the sites hlthshop.club and pilippro.shop that imitate the layout of the official ABS-CBN News website. It circulated on Facebook (FB) as […]

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Bogus CNN PH pages being used to promote FAKE diabetes cure

By VERA Files | Jan 05, 2023 4:01 PM

(UPDATED) Four Facebook pages posted links to impostor CNN Philippines webpages allegedly advertising a drug for diabetes that normalizes blood sugar levels within 10 minutes. “We have looked into this, and we are in no way connected to the medicine brand which supposedly cures diabetes,” Lara Tan, CNN Philippines’ digital executive producer, told VERA Files […]

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Photos of casket, elderly man MISREPRESENTED in ad post

By vera files fact check | Oct 11, 2022 4:29 PM

A Filipino Facebook (FB) page gave false context for two images used to promote a Japanese foot massage mat. It also provided a bogus link for the online delivery of the said product. The false Oct. 3 FB post featured a photo of an elderly man in a hospital bed and another of four men […]

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: DECEPTIVE video promotes unregistered diabetes supplement

By VERA Files | Aug 25, 2022 3:37 PM

A Facebook page is peddling a diabetes supplement through a video with the product image displayed beside the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) seal to imply its approval by the regulatory body. The video, published on Aug. 19, promotes the product Ha An Duong, claiming it can replace insulin in “solving” diabetes with no side […]

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