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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 professional. On Oct. 5, 8, and 14, three FB pages bearing different variations of the name Josephine Rojo uploaded various photos of the medical expert […]

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

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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 account. FB group DSWD Ayuda Update made a total of eight posts asking netizens’ personal details, or urging them to register with 4Ps by sending […]

DSWD, fake, fake announcement, fake FB pages

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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 […]

bogus, diabetes, fake, health misinformation

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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. 18, the FB page posted seven images of the alleged factory with the caption: “Kaya pala nagmamahalan ang Coke mismo (That’s why the price of […]

coca-cola, fake, sugar crisis

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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, so-called Scar Gel, is neither registered in the country nor sold by major drugstores. The gel is not being endorsed by the former vice presidential […]

fake, health misinformation, video, Willie Ong

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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 picture of Marcos standing in front of a massive mining shovel with a small Philippine flag. The video carries the text: “Ito Pala Yung Pasalubong […]

fake, marcos, Tiktok, video

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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, a fake TikTok video carried the caption that Marcos allegedly decided the distribution of cash assistance is only for national ID holders to avoid fraud. […]

ayuda, fake, national ID system, Tiktok

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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 scam site using the Department of Social and Welfare Development’s (DSWD) name. Posted on June 12 by FB page Bong Bong Marcos Tulong Ayuda (created […]

death hoax, DSWD, fake, Kris Aquino, scam