FACT CHECK: FAKE eye drops DO NOT prevent cataracts
Eye drops are not a treatment for cataracts nor has Ong endorsed the product, currently unregistered with the FDA.
Tag Archives: Willie Ong
Willie Ong
A cardiologist and social media personality, Willie Ong is giving the Senate another shot after an unsuccessful bid in 2019 to push for health reforms even while battling with cancer.
AI supercharges scam production globally in 2024
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.
FACT CHECK: Doc Willie Ong is NOT dead
Two posts on Facebook falsely claimed that Doc Willie Ong is dead. It used images with false contexts as proof of his supposed death.
FACT CHECK: Cassandra Ong did NOT reveal Doc Willie Ong as father
A YouTube video falsely claims that Cassandra Ong has revealed that Doc Willie Ong is her father.
FACT CHECK: Cardiologist Willie Ong still undergoing chemotherapy
Death hoaxes on Facebook and YouTube falsely claimed that Dr. Willie Ong recently passed away.
FACT CHECK: Ad ni Karen Davila, Willie Ong sa gamot sa prostatitis ay PEKE
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.
FACT CHECK: Ad of Davila, Ong for ‘prostatitis cure’ FAKE
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.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: AI-generated ad uses Willie Ong, Manny Pacquiao for bogus health site
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.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Bogus ‘ABS-CBN’ site peddles FAKE story on unregistered diabetes cure
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.
