“A public advisory has been issued on the supposed implementation of a lockdown in the country to contain the rapid transmission of monkeypox (mpox) virus.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 30 May 2025.
Vera Files rated thisFalse
What Vera Files found
In a May 31 advisory, the DOH warned the public against the false claim circulating online, noting that “there is no need for a lockdown because mpox is not airborne.”
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 30 May 2025. Vera Files (Philippines) looked into it and published its finding on 3 June 2025, 4 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/share/16PUsFqJma/
Links recorded by Vera Files. Some posts may have been deleted since.
This check was done by Vera Files, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.