“Ang COVID-19 infection na dulot ng Omicron variant ay "parang may trangkaso.”
What Vera Files found
Sa pangkalahatan, hindi tama na ihambing ang trangkaso nang direkta sa COVID-19 dahil “ang [COVID-19] ay nasa isang estado ng krisis na may maraming kumplikadong mga layer sa impeksyon at kalubhaan," ayon sa mga eksperto sa kalusugan mula sa Meedan, isang global technology nonprofit, sa isang email sa VERA Files Fact Check. Sinabi ng Department of Health: "Sa ngayon, huwag nating ikumpara ang COVID-19 na parang trangkaso lang... Baka maging kampante ang mga tao kapag ginawa ninyo iyan.”
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. made this claim around 5 July 2022. Vera Files (Philippines) looked into it and published its finding on 8 July 2022, 3 days later. Its rating was “Kailangan ng konteksto”.
Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has 31 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 11 of them false or fake, 20 misleading or mixed and 0 true.
Where the claim appeared
- YouTube videohttps://youtu.be/Rjxzk6TAHKw?t=1164
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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.
Related checks
- THIP Media: False“Covid variant, Omicron, means non-existing”