“Sharon Cuneta is endorsing a chia seed cereal that aids in weight loss and is developed by a Japanese Nutrition Institute”
Vera Files rated this: Fake
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“Sen. Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa says he's having second thoughts about pushing his own bill that penalizes drug using with rehabilitation instead of imprisonment.”
Vera Files rated this: Flip-flop
Vera Files says: When Dela Rosa was director-general of the Bureau of Corrections in 2018, he was firm that all offenders of illegal drug use must be meted the death penalty.
“A chyron on Sean Hannity’s show said, “Dr Oz admits he’s a medical quack.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
“News found in Google search today. Bharath Bio-Tech, an Indian company, was the first in the world to discover the vaccine (Covaxin) for Corona Virus. Everyone knows this. Who was the first rat to test the vaccine Covaxin? He is the Prime Minister of India His Excellency Chhatrapati Narendra Damodar Das Modi G.”
Youturn rated this: Fake
“Ron Johnson just came out in favor of a federal abortion ban.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly False
“Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis “wants to ban abortion.”
FactCheck.org rated this: Misleading
FactCheck.org says: DeSantis signed a law banning abortion, with limited exceptions, after 15 weeks of pregnancy. It’s not a ban in all cases.
“Covid variant, Omicron, means non-existing”
THIP Media rated this: False
“Monkeypox, unlike the coronavirus diseases 2019, is "not particularly fatal.”
Vera Files rated this: Needs context
Vera Files says: While monkeypox is not as fatal as the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), it can still be deadly. According to the United States (U.S.)-based Cleveland Clinic, “monkeypox can lead to other problems like pneumonia and …
“Omicron BA.5 the most infectious virus ever known”
THIP Media rated this: False
“COVID-19 infection caused by the Omicron variant is "like having the flu.”
Vera Files rated this: Needs context
Vera Files says: Overall, it is not accurate to compare the flu directly to COVID-19 because “[COVID-19] is in a crisis state with many complicating layers to infection and severity,” according to health experts from Meedan, a global te…
“The Philippine government achieved its target of fully vaccinating 70 million Filipinos against the coronavirus disease before the end of President Rodrigo Duterte’s term on June 30.”
Vera Files rated this: Needs context
Vera Files says: As of June 1, data from the Department of Health (DOH) COVID-19 vaccination dashboard shows that this target was indeed achieved with 70,147,235 Filipinos completing their primary vaccine series, but only after several …
“Deaths among vaccinated doubled since Omicron peak”
THIP Media rated this: False
“Wearing masks is “COVID theater” and “not doing anything.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: Health authorities say that wearing a mask, even in a low-risk situation, can be effective at preventing transmission of COVID-19 and other respiratory illnesses.
“Clapping is a proven effective exercise against chronic health conditions”
THIP Media rated this: False
“In den USA sterben mehr Kinder an der Corona-Impfung als am Virus.”
Deutsche Presse-Agentur rated this: Falsch
“Ron DeSantis let "millions of COVID-19 tests expire.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly False
PolitiFact says: Crist overstated the number of expired tests, it was up to 1 million, not “millions," and leaves the impression that the tests were no longer usable but the FDA approved extending their shelf life.
“‘NDTV’ report of Omicron virus spread from poultry”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: The photo shared in the post is a morphed one. There is no scientific evidence to confirm the COVID-19 virus spread from poultry. In 2020, when a similar rumour went viral on social media, GHMC issued a press release cl…
“The common cold and the Omicron and Delta variants of COVID-19 can be determined through the symptoms experienced by patients.”
Vera Files rated this: Needs context
Vera Files says: While the common cold and COVID-19 have many similar signs and symptoms, health experts other than Ong said only genome sequencing could determine with certainty whether someone has the Omicron or the Delta variant.
“One can observe some symptoms to determine whether they were infected with the Omicron variant, the Delta variant, earlier variants of COVID-19, or the flu”
Vera Files rated this: False
“There is "science" behind the use of face shields as a defense against the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).”
Vera Files rated this: Needs context
Vera Files says: While the Living Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPG) task force, which is mainly composed of groups of medical specialists like the Philippine Society for Microbiology and Infections Diseases (PSMID), did recommend the u…