VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Scammers sell ‘scar-healing’ serums made by non-existent hospital
This month, Facebook is abound with websites and pages endorsing serums that supposedly treat skin conditions and irregularities. The products are fake.
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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Geriatrician Gary Sy NOT promoting Glufarelin for diabetes
Netizens are still sharing a two-month-old fake ad claiming that geriatrician Gary Sy promoted Glufarelin, a milk supplement that allegedly cures diabetes.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: FAKE ‘UST Hospital’ page sells unregistered arthritis cream
An impostor of the UST Hospital is circulating an ad for a product that supposedly cures a variety of orthopedic conditions. This is a scam.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: PGH, endocrinologist Augusto Litonjua NOT promoting milk supplement for diabetes
An impostor of the Philippine General Hospital has claimed on Facebook that endocrinologist Augusto Litonjua endorsed Glufarelin.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: FB posts offering ‘TIN ID registration assistance’ are SCAMS
With new college graduates entering the workforce, several FB posts offering assistance in acquiring a TIN card for a fee are also popping up. These are scams.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Doc Willie Ong video endorsing varicose vein spray FAKE
Netizens are still interacting with a two-month-old hoax made to look like cardiologist Willie Ong is promoting a spray to reduce varicose veins.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Pasig nuns are NOT selling an anti-aging cream
Three Facebook videos claim that nuns from a monastery in Pasig are making and selling an anti-aging cream. These are fake.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: ‘Mercury Drug’ P7k medical subsidy is FAKE
Bogus sites promising netizens cash prizes have resurfaced, this time claiming that the Mercury Drug Corporation is giving away a “medical subsidy” worth P7,000. This is a scam and the company has disowned the circulating links.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: HINDI nag-eendorso si Doc Liza Ong ng pabango sa ari ng babae
Ilang pekeng Facebook page ang gumagamit kay Doc Liza Ramoso-Ong bilang endorser ng pabangong nakagagamot daw ng mga impeksiyon at amoy sa ari ng babae. Peke ito.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: HINDI nag-eendorso si Dr. Kilimanguru ng dried fruit cereal
Limang Facebook page ang gumagamit ng pangalan ng lisensiyadong manggagamot na si Kilimanjaro Tiwaquen (mas kilala sa social media bílang Dr. Kilimanguru), para mag-endorso ng dried fruit cereal. “Edited din ’yan,” sagot ni Dr. Kilimanguru sa nagtanong sa kanya sa Facebook.
