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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Marcoleta, Defensor iginigiit ang Ivermectin kahit hindi napatunayan na nagbibigay ito proteksiyon at nakagagamot kontra COVID-19

By VERA Files | Aug 16, 2021 5:54 PM

Sa kabila ng babala ng Facebook (FB) laban sa mga page na nagkakalat ng impormasyon na lumalabag sa mga pamantayan ng komunidad nito, nanindigan sina Partylist Rep. Michael “Mike” Defensor at Rodante Marcoleta na ang antiparasitic drug na ivermectin ay maaaring gamitin laban sa anumang variant ng coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Ang pahayag ay walang sapat na siyentipikong batayan.

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Marcoleta, Defensor insist on unproven claim that Ivermectin protects and treats COVID-19

By VERA Files | Aug 16, 2021 4:50 PM

Despite a warning from Facebook (FB) against pages spreading information that violates its community standards, partylist Reps. Michael “Mike” Defensor and Rodante Marcoleta have maintained that the antiparasitic drug ivermectin can be used against any variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The claim does not have sufficient scientific basis.

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: FB post ng party-list group sa gamit ng ivermectin kontra COVID-19 nangangailangan ng konteksto

By VERA Files | Jun 29, 2021 4:10 PM

Sa opisyal na Facebook (FB) page ng Bagong Henerasyon Party-list, sinabi nito na pinapayagan na ang mga doktor na magreseta ng ivermectin sa kanilang mga pasyente, binabanggit ang pahayag ni Health Secretary Francisco Duque III. Kailangan nito ng konteksto.

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Party-list group’s FB post on ivermectin use for COVID-19 needs context

By VERA Files | Jun 29, 2021 2:04 PM

Bagong Henerasyon Party-list, in its official Facebook (FB) page, claimed that doctors are now allowed to prescribe ivermectin to their patients, citing a statement by Health Secretary Francisco Duque III. This needs context.

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Debate over ivermectin, other touted COVID-19 cures illustrates case of ‘midinformation’: public health experts

By Nica Rhiana Hanopol | May 12, 2021 8:17 PM

An antiparasitic drug has become the center of strife among medical and health experts just as the Philippines tallied record-high numbers of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infections in the first five months of 2021.

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: UP expert’s claim on Ivermectin safety NEEDS CONTEXT

By VERA Files | May 05, 2021 2:07 PM

These studies were conducted, however, to demonstrate ivermectin’s safety and efficacy as an antiparasitic drug and not as a COVID-19 medicine.

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Ivermectin NOT yet proven to be ‘miracle drug’ vs COVID-19

By VERA Files | Apr 23, 2021 4:29 PM

Akesis Holistic Health’s post also included a misleading claim on the use of the drug abroad, and recommended doses for it.

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Congressman NOT sending DOH, FDA chiefs to jail

By VERA Files | Apr 11, 2021 2:43 AM

Nowhere in the clip did Marcoleta threaten to imprison Domingo or Duque.

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Posts CONCOCT claim that Duterte is ‘angry’ with Duque, Domingo over ivermectin

By VERA Files | Apr 11, 2021 2:34 AM

There are no media reports nor official statements from Malacañang that support this.

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Pahayag ni Defensor na pinapayagan sa U.S. ang paggamit ng ‘off-label’ na ivermectin bilang gamot sa COVID-19, nakakaligaw

By VERA Files | Apr 09, 2021 8:51 PM

Sa pagbibigay-katwiran sa kanyang pamimigay ng libreng ivermectin, isang gamot para sa parasitic infestations, sinabi ni AnaKalusugan Rep. Michael “Mike” Defensor na pinayagan itong magamit na “off-label” sa United States bilang panggamot sa coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Nakaliligaw ito.

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