The headline of a VERA Files story on the Ebola virus published Aug. 4 in Yahoo Ph! has been tampered with by a hoaxter and is being circulated online.
The fake headline reads “Ebola virus has killed 23 people in Manila” and was added to the original headline of writer Ellen Tordesillas’ story “Good hygiene—the weapon vs Ebola virus.”
VERA Files condemns the gross misinformation being circulated on such a serious subject and urges readers to help it correct the misinformation.
Former Interior Secretary Rafael Alunan brought the hoax headline to Tordesillas’ attention, attaching a screenshot of the story bearing the spurious headline.
Yahoo Ph! is looking into the matter.
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