VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Another FAKE ad uses Doc Willie Ong’s name to promote weight loss cereal
An impostor FB page using the name of Dr. Willie Ong posted a video promoting a cereal product that allegedly helps consumers lose weight.
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VERA FILES FACT CHECK YEARENDER: ‘Buy one, get scammed free’: Mga scam, nagkalat sa social media nitong 2022
Iba-iba ang mga modus ng bogus posts na nagkalat sa social media: mga biglaang anunsyo ng ayuda, mga gamot ng iba’t ibang sakit at mga pila ng tao na bibili ng bagsak-presyo na aircon.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: ALTERED photos of doctor used yet again to scam netizens
With manipulated photos, another post on Facebook is impersonating Dr. Josephine Rojo to sell granola mixed nuts that supposedly aid in weight loss.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: ALTERED photos of doctor used yet again to scam netizens">VERA FILES FACT CHECK: IMPOSTOR FB page uses Sharon Cuneta to sell cereal product
A fake Facebook page illicitly used the name of Sharon Cuneta and altered a video featuring the megastar to peddle a chia seed cereal.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Cheska Garcia-Kramer impersonator uses FAKE photos for mouth spray ad
A Facebook page impersonating celebrity-vlogger Cheska Garcia-Kramer used altered photos of her family to advertise a product called Japan Pasteur Institute Mouth Spray.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: IKEA NOT giving away ‘dozens’ of sofa sets
A Facebook page has posted an announcement that IKEA is donating couches that cannot be sold due to “minor damage” to anyone who registers with the website it linked. This is a scam.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: News report ALTERED to advertise hair growth serum
It also featured video snippets of a celebrity dermatologist and vlogger-doctors to suggest they are endorsing Hairtech.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Impostor FB group peddles FAKE P10,000 4Ps ayuda
A netizen’s post on a Facebook group claims that DSWD Secretary Erwin Tulfo has approved cash assistance of 10,000 for every Filipino family.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Impostor FB pages spread more ‘aircon sale crowd’ SCAMS
Several Facebook pages are circulating photos, said to have been taken during a crowd crush in a mall due to an air conditioner sale.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Golden Gout Colostrum does NOT treat gout
A Facebook page is circulating a fraudulent advertisement about a milk product that allegedly treats gout within a week.
