FACT-CHECK: President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. was not diagnosed with a disease
A TikTok video falsely claimed that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. was diagnosed with a disease.
FACT-CHECK: Online health advocate Doc Willie is still alive
Facebook page “Showbizfinds” falsely claimed that Filipino health advocate and former vice presidential candidate Dr. Willie Ong had passed away, allegedly due to complications from his illness.
Amusing Ourselves to Death
Social Media is hazardous to your health! That is the label that the US Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murphy wants to be placed on all social media platforms, like the warning labels placed on alcohol and cigarettes.
Advocates urge news media to shun sensationalized reporting on HIV
Advocacy groups and the Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday, Nov. 29, released a media guide to help Filipino journalists and news outlets to shift from sensationalized to a more “truthful, empowering, and human-rights based” approach in reporting about the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
SWS: 65% of Pinoys say Duterte’s health is a public matter
Palace spokesman Harry Roque on Tuesday said Duterte was healthy, citing the president’s public appearance on Monday as proof.