VERA FILES FACT CHECK: SCAM ads for ‘Japanese aircon’ float anew
As extremely hot weather continues to fire up the Philippines, another ad for a Japanese air conditioner has gone viral on Facebook. This is a scam.
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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Liza Ong is NOT endorsing an unregistered vaginal perfume
Several impostor FB pages are using doctor Liza Ramoso-Ong as an endorser of an “intimate perfume” that allegedly cures gynecological infections and odor. These ads are fake.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Impostor DSWD page posts FAKE ‘ayuda’ for registered SIM card users
A Facebook page posing as the DSWD uploaded posts claiming the agency is giving away “P5,000” ayuda to those who have registered their SIM cards. This is fake.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: ‘Dr. Kilimanguru’ is NOT endorsing dried fruit cereal
Five fake FB pages are using the name of Dr. Kilimanguru, a physician with a huge social media following, to promote a dried fruit cereal.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Doc Willie Ong NOT selling pesticide, ALTERED photos used
Scammers are again using the identity of cardiologist Dr. Willie Ong to fraudulently promote unlicensed products, this time for "Bestkill" pesticide.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Milk supplement for diabetes unregistered, NOT endorsed by PGH
Impostors of the Philippine General Hospital (PGH) online are endorsing a milk supplement that allegedly treats diabetes. It is not true.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Doctors Willie Ong, Liza Ramoso-Ong NOT endorsing unregistered intimate wash
Several impostor Facebook (FB) pages and sites are spreading a post about an antibacterial gel and claiming it is being promoted by cardiologist Willie Ong and his general practitioner wife Liza Ramoso-Ong. This is fake. The couple is not endorsing this product called Kavern intimate wash. The photos and videos showing the couple holding the
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: ‘ABS-CBN’ impostor sites post FAKE story on ‘diabetes cure’
Websites imitating ABS-CBN News posted a story on "Glucoactive", a diabetes remedy supposedly endorsed by Dr. Tony Leachon. The article is fabricated.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: ‘Super Meal Mix Nuts’ ads to fight diabetes, cancer are a SCAM
Several advertisements on Facebook are peddling a mixed cereal product that people are supposedly lining up to buy at a mall, allegedly claiming to provide a myriad of health benefits. This is a scam.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Ads peddling ‘Thyroid Mana’ are a SCAM
Several FB pages are advertising a health supplement called Thyroid Mana that can allegedly cure a myriad of thyroid-related illnesses. This is a scam.
