VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Viral post on extended use of sanitary pads bears FALSE info
There are no scientific studies that prove wearing pads for long periods of time causes cancer.
Tag Archives: health misinformation
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Videos claiming Australian scientists say bananas can ‘prevent’ COVID-19 FALSE
A University of Queensland press release nor an ABC News Australia report used in the false post makes no mention of bananas.
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: Story claiming nightly gadget use can cause eye cancer MISLEADING
This story is inaccurate.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK YEARENDER: ‘Cancer-killers’ and dengue ‘cures’: Dissecting viral health misinfo in PH
Information about cures for cancers, and dengue reach online audiences in the millions. This year, the country faced a dengue epidemic and polio outbreak, while coronary heart disease and cancer continue to take Filipinos’ lives more than any other illnesses. But the public had to deal with yet another virus: the proliferation of health mis- and disinformation on social media.
