VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Filipina vlogger makes FALSE claims on face mask use
A Filipina vlogger falsely claimed that face masks cause negative effects against the body.
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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.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: MMDA has NOT re-implemented No Contact Apprehension Policy
A text circulating on Facebook (FB) claims that the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has resumed its No Contact Apprehension Policy (NCAP). This is not true. The temporary restraining order (TRO) issued by the Supreme Court against NCAP is still in effect. The text claimed the NCAP, which utilizes closed-circuit television (CCTV) and digital cameras
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Mindanao has NOT seceded from PH
Following former president Rodrigo Duterte’s calls for an independent Mindanao, a YouTube video claimed that the island has now seceded from the Philippines. This is not true.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: BOGUS 10k from DSWD bait for cryptocurrency scam
Scammers offer a false promise of P10,000 from DSWD to lure people into messaging bogus cryptocurrency traders.
