This is the third consecutive year that VERA Files Fact Check observed the flood of scams in online spheres in the Philippines, which we monitor as part of our third-party fact checking partnership with Meta.
Two posts on Facebook falsely claimed that Doc Willie Ong is dead. It used images with false contexts as proof of his supposed death.
A YouTube video falsely claims that Cassandra Ong has revealed that Doc Willie Ong is her father.
Death hoaxes on Facebook and YouTube falsely claimed that Dr. Willie Ong recently passed away.
Nagpost ang isang FB page ng ad raw nina Karen Davila at Doc Willie Ong para sa isang lunas sa sakit na prostitis. Peke ito at manipulado gamit ang AI.
A Facebook page posted an ad for a “prostatitis cure” featuring journalist Karen Davila and cardiologist Willie Ong. This is fake and manipulated using AI.
A fake ad on Facebook carried a digitally-edited video of cardiologist Willie Ong and former senator Manny Pacquiao, luring people into a bogus health site.
Links shared on Facebook lead to a supposed ABS-CBN News article claiming that Dr. Willie Ong is endorsing a diabetes cure. This is fake.
A Facebook page claimed that Dr. Willie Ong and Dr. Liza Ong endorsed Beautify Collagen Cream. This is fake.
A website impostor of ABS-CBN News claimed that cardiologist Willie Ong is promoting a hypertension drug called Neocardia. This is fabricated.
