“The Philippines has the second highest infection rate of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in the world.”
What Vera Files found
Data from the World Health Organization (WHO) as of July 2022 show that the Philippines does not have the second highest prevalence of HIV infections in the world. “The highest rates are in sub-Saharan Africa,” said Michel Beusenberg, information officer of the HIV/HEP/STI department at the WHO.
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In short
Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. made this claim around 13 September 2022. Vera Files (Philippines) looked into it and published its finding on 21 September 2022, 8 days later. Its rating was “Needs context”.
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/DjPhFZzGPV8?t=1721
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