Philippine social media users face barrage of bogus medical posts

Doctors worried about medical misinformation began posting videos providing free information about common health conditions. - AFP

MANILA (AFP): Philippine vlogger Rosanel Demasudlay holds a heart-shaped "virginity soap" bar in front of the camera and assures her hundreds of YouTube followers it can be safely used to "tighten" their vaginas.

The video is part of a barrage of bogus and harmful medical posts on social media platforms where Filipinos rank among the world's heaviest users.