Alarm over medical misinformation


Setting the record straight: Zamora showing one of her TikTok videos on her smartphone during an interview in Manila.— AFP

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.

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