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Tag: fake

  • Categories FACT CHECK FB FC

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: ALTERED photos of doctor are used to scam netizens

    By vera files fact check  |  Oct 20, 2022 4:22 PM

    Several Facebook (FB) posts are using the photos of a Filipino doctor to advertise cereals and mixed nuts that purportedly aid weight loss. The altered images impersonated a real medical […]

    fake, Food and Drug Administration, health misinformation, super meal mixed nuts

  • Categories FACT CHECK FB FC

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Impostor group shares FAKE DSWD 4Ps announcement

    By vera files fact check  |  Oct 19, 2022 10:28 AM

    A Facebook group pretending to be a Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) account is asking netizens to register with the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) through an impostor […]

    DSWD, fake, fake announcement, fake FB pages

  • Categories FACT CHECK FB FC

    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 […]

    bogus, diabetes, fake, health misinformation

  • Categories FACT CHECK FB FC

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Photos of fake ‘Coca-Cola’ plant from Pakistan, NOT Philippines

    By vera files fact check  |  Sep 26, 2022 11:08 AM

    A Facebook (FB) page uploaded multiple images of what is supposedly an unsanitary Coca-Cola plant in the Philippines to warn the public against consuming the beverage. Not true.  On Sept. […]

    coca-cola, fake, sugar crisis

  • Categories FACT CHECK FB FC

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Dr. Willie Ong DID NOT endorse a cure for skin diseases

    By vera files fact check  |  Sep 19, 2022 6:40 PM

    An old fake video that showed cardiologist Dr. Willie Ong recommending a gel that can allegedly heal scars, stretch marks, keloids, pimples, and acne continues to deceive netizens. The product, […]

    fake, health misinformation, video, Willie Ong

  • Categories FACT CHECK FB FC

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Mining Equipment ‘Pasalubong’ from Bongbong Marcos on TikTok FAKE

    By vera files fact check  |  Sep 19, 2022 6:26 PM

    A TikTok video claims President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos took home a mining shovel from his recent state visits. This is FAKE.  Posted on Sept. 13, the TikTok video shows a […]

    fake, marcos, Tiktok, video

  • Categories FACT CHECK FB FC

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: P10K ‘ayuda’ for national ID holders is FAKE

    By vera files fact check  |  Jun 29, 2022 5:27 PM

    A spurious TikTok video claimed incoming President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. announced Filipinos holding a national ID are to receive P10,000 cash aid. This is not true. On June 23, […]

    ayuda, fake, national ID system, Tiktok

  • Categories FACT CHECK FB FC

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Kris Aquino DEATH HOAX post used to SCAM people

    By vera files fact check  |  Jun 15, 2022 6:38 PM

    Kris Aquino is a victim of a death hoax yet again. A Facebook (FB) page falsely claims that the celebrity has died, but only to mislead people to visit a […]

    death hoax, DSWD, fake, Kris Aquino, scam

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