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Checked by Vera Files14 Jan 2022PhilippinesFilipino
Rodrigo Duterte

“Isang batas na inakda ni opposition vice presidential candidate Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan ang nagliligtas sa mga menor de edad sa parusa kahit na nakagawa ng mga krimen tulad ng pagnanakaw na may pagpatay, panggagahasa na may pagpatay, at panggagahasa.”

Vera Files rated this: Hindi totoo

Vera Files says: Sa ilalim ng Republic Act No. 9344, o ang Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act – na pinagtibay noong 2006 at inamyendahan noong 2013 – ang mga kabataang nagkasala na may edad 15 hanggang 18 na napatunayang nakagawa ng mga k…

Checked by Vera Files7 Jan 2022PhilippinesFilipino
Anthony Leachon

“Ang unang 8 sintomas ng Omicron — kabilang ang pananakit ng bandang ibaba ng likod, pagpapawis sa gabi at pananakit ng katawan, at pagkawala ng gana sa pagkain — ay maaaring lumitaw nang kasing bilis ng 48 oras pagkatapos mahawaan.”

Vera Files rated this: Hindi totoo

Vera Files says: Sinabi sa isang email sa VERA Files Fact Check ng ZOE COVID Study team, na binanggit sa graphic, na hindi nito ginawa ang pagsusuri sa mga sintomas sa unang 48 oras ng impeksyon. Idinagdag nito na “hindi kailanman" sina…

Checked by Vera Files7 Jan 2022Philippines
Anthony "Tony" Leachon

“The first 8 Omicron symptoms — including lower back pain, night sweats and body aches, and loss of appetite — can appear as quickly as 48 hours after being infected.”

Vera Files rated this: False

Vera Files says: The ZOE COVID Study team, which was cited by the graphic, said in an email to VERA Files Fact Check that it had not done the analysis on symptoms in the first 48 hours of infection. It added that it had “never” said low…