“Metro Manila will be placed under General Community Quarantine starting June 10 to prevent the spread of a so-called ‘Mpox COVID-19' variant.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 1 Jun 2025.
Vera Files rated thisFake
What Vera Files found
The Department of Health said there is no need for a lockdown due to Mpox cases because the virus is not airborne. The post used an edited version of a 2020 ABS-CBN News news card.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 1 June 2025. Vera Files (Philippines) looked into it and published its finding on 3 June 2025, 2 days later. Its rating was “Fake”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/share/p/1FnVKpKdys/
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