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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Face masks, vaxx cards NOT required under Alert Level 1

By VERA Files | May 03, 2023 6:32 PM

An infographic is making the rounds on Facebook (FB), erroneously claiming that wearing face masks and presenting vaccination cards when entering establishments are mandatory while Metro Manila remains under alert level 1. This is not true. The Department of Health (DOH) has denied the claim, calling it a “false circulating post.” It emerged as early […]

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Anti-vaccine advocate spreads FALSE claims on COVID-19 vaccine, face masks

By VERA Files | Jan 07, 2022 7:39 PM

His group has also claimed that the pandemic is not real and alleged the vaccine is killing people

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Pahayag ng aktor na si Pen Medina na ang COVID-19 virus ay maaaring lumusot sa ‘anumang mask’ kinakailangan ng konteksto

By VERA Files | Sep 03, 2021 2:28 PM

Hindi sumasang-ayon sa paggamit ng mga face mask bilang proteksiyon, sinabi ng artistang si Crispin “Pen” Medina na ang novel coronavirus ay “maaaring lumusot sa mask” sapagkat napakaliit nito. Kulang ito ng konteksto.

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Actor Pen Medina’s claim that COVID-19 virus can get into ‘any mask’ needs context

By VERA Files | Sep 03, 2021 2:06 PM

Disagreeing on the use of face masks as protective gear, actor Crispin “Pen” Medina claimed the novel coronavirus “can go through any mask” because it is extremely small. This lacks context.

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Roque mali sa pagsabing pareho ang proteksyong nabibigay ng face mask at shield sa COVID-19 vaccine

By VERA Files | Jun 06, 2021 10:10 PM

Sa pagpapaliwanag sa direktiba ng gobyerno sa patuloy na pag gamit ng mga face mask at face shield para makontrol ang transmission at pagkalat ng coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), inihalintulad ni Palace Spokesperson Harry Roque ang proteksyon mula sa pagsusuot ng mga gamit na pang-proteksiyon sa pagpapabakuna laban sa sakit.

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Roque wrongly equates protection from face mask and shield to getting COVID-19 vaccine

By VERA Files | Jun 06, 2021 9:30 PM

In explaining the government’s directive to keep using face masks and face shields to help control the transmission and spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), Palace Spokesperson Harry Roque wrongly equated the protection from using these protective gear to getting vaccinated against the disease.

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Posts claiming two ways to wear medical masks NOT TRUE

By VERA Files | Oct 09, 2020 9:38 PM

Several health authorities say the same thing: wear the colored side facing outwards.

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: FB post on the ‘dangers of face masks’ carries multiple FALSE claims

By VERA Files | Sep 23, 2020 6:58 PM

Properly designed masks are porous, allowing oxygen and carbon dioxide to travel in and out of it.

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Gadon nagpakawala ng maraming maling impormasyon tungkol sa paggamit ng mask, iba pang mga hakbang laban sa COVID-19

By VERA Files | Sep 18, 2020 6:03 PM

Umani ng batikos noong kalagitnaan ng Agosto dahil sa hindi wastong pagsusuot ng kanyang face mask sa publiko, na labag sa mga protocol na pangkalusugan para labanan ang coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), ang abugadong si Lorenzo “Larry” Gadon, sa isang video sa Facebook (FB), ay nagbigay-katwiran sa kanyang mga ginawa sa pamamagitan ng hindi totoo at mapanlinlang na mga pahayag.

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Gadon makes multiple inaccurate claims on mask use, other COVID-19 measures

By VERA Files | Sep 18, 2020 4:34 PM

Drawing flak in mid-August for improperly wearing his face mask in public, thereby violating health protocols to contain the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), lawyer Lorenzo “Larry” Gadon, in a Facebook (FB) video, justified his actions with false and misleading claims.

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