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Checked by Vera Files25 Jul 2025PhilippinesHealth
Social media posts

“A text on Facebook warned netizens against alleged members of the ISIS group disguising themselves as healthcare workers to infect and kill people with “AIDS virus” under the pretense of giving vaccinations.”

Vera Files rated this: False

Vera Files says: In a July 22 advisory, the Department of Health-Cagayan Valley Center for Health Development debunked the claim, saying that spreading the “AIDS virus” through vaccinations is “misleading and malicious.” The DOH and the…

Checked by FactCheck.org24 Jul 2025United StatesHealth
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., HHS Secretary

“Nations who accept the new regulations [WHO International Health Regulations] are signing over their power in health emergencies to an unelected international organization that could order lockdowns, travel restrictions, or any other measures.”

FactCheck.org rated this: False

FactCheck.org says: The WHO doesn't have authority to order countries to take certain measures when responding to a pandemic or other public health emergency. The group can only make recommendations.