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Message on coronavirus, pH levels contains 4 false claims
A chain message claiming that eating more of alkaline food that exceeds the pH level of the novel coronavirus will beat the virus is...
Apr 11, 20203 min read
Administration ally Joy Belmonte mislabeled ‘dilawan’
Pro-Duterte social media accounts have mistagged Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte as “dilawan” or “yellow”—a color associated with former...
Apr 10, 20204 min read
Chart on ‘net approval ratings’ of NCR mayors misleads
A chart showing the net approval ratings of Metro Manila’s 17 mayors amid the COVID-19 pandemic was not put out by the lobbying and...
Apr 10, 20203 min read
Netizens resurrect old Roxas video offering help, skip context
A recently uploaded video of former senator Manuel “Mar” Roxas II saying he won’t quit on the Philippines and offering his help is...
Apr 9, 20203 min read
Yet another fake quote: Queen Elizabeth didn’t praise Duterte
Queen Elizabeth II didn’t commend President Rodrigo Duterte and call Filipinos the “worst citizens” in her special televised address to...
Apr 7, 20202 min read
No proof that antibacterial soap is mightier than plain soap
There’s no evidence that consumer antibacterial soaps and wash products “kill” the virus that causes COVID-19, contrary to what an online...
Apr 6, 20204 min read
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