FactCheck: In an email to Rappler, Ong says these 'fake' ads that use his name, picture, and video clips to promote a supposed diabetes cure are 'made by scammers.' FactsFirstPH
Cardiologist and online health guru Dr. Willie Ong, popularly known as Doc Willie, endorses Glufarelin, a product claimed to cure diabetes.The claim can be found in several Facebook posts promoting Glufarelin that use the name, picture, and video clips of Ong.
One such post was made on July 4 in the Facebook page “Glufarelin – put an end to diabetes,” with about 2,600 reactions, 1,000 comments, and 227 shares as of writing. The post said Ong has an “effective therapy” for diabetes, and shares a portion of a video clip showing him tending to a patient and explaining some signs of diabetes.
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