Presenter：Elvis Yu
Our Fact Focus team works to dispel misinformation, disinformation and fake news.
Don't take for granted unverified claims and believe everything you see.
Each episode, we'll focus on a couple of viral posts that are making false claims and set the record straight.
Claims that Russia has invented a vaccine that cures all cancers have gone viral since early September. The posts are describing the so-called vaccine as a miracle, free, and ready-to-use. But a doctor we spoke to said the claims have been wildly exaggerated. He also stressed the importance of improving cancer literacy. Elvis Yu takes a closer look in this episode of Fact Focus.
Presenter：Elvis Yu
A post is claiming that people are likely to experience seizures after getting vaccinated against measles. It’s been making the rounds on social media since mid-March, and being shared as a measles outbreak in the US worsens, reaching over 800 cases this week.
But why is it gaining any traction at all, and how much has the anti-vax message hampered efforts to stop the spread of measles, which had previously been eradicated?
Find out more in this edition of Fact Focus.
