Claim: Information about cures for cancers, and dengue reach online audiences in the millions. This year, the country faced a dengue epidemic and polio outbreak, while coronary heart disease and cancer continue to take Filipinos' lives more than any other illnesses. But the public had to deal with yet another virus: the proliferation of health mis- and disinformation on social media.
Fact-check: VERA FILES FACT CHECK YEARENDER: 'Cancer-killers' and dengue 'cures': Dissecting viral health misinfo in PH
Verdict: information about cures for cancers, and dengue reach online audiences in the millions. this year, the country faced a dengue epidemic and polio outbreak, while coronary heart disease and cancer continue to take filipinos' lives more than any other illnesses. but the public had to deal with yet another virus: the proliferation of health mis- and disinformation on social media.
Organisation: VERA Files
Author: Celine Isabelle Samson
Date published: 2019-12-28T07:10:00