Posts share false video of Filipino doctor ‘endorsing’ benign skin growth removal cream

Videos purportedly showing popular Filipino physician Dr Willie Ong endorsing a"lipoma removal cream" have been viewed tens of thousands of times in multiple Facebook posts in the Philippines. The videos, however, have been misleadingly edited. While Dr Ong had been filmed speaking about the treatment of lumps on the body, he did not advertise any products and told AFP the endorsement was fake. Experts say creams cannot remove lipomas.

He is heard saying:"We can always do something about it. It's simple. Whatever problem that will be found can be addressed. The treatment is just quick." Above the clips of Ong is a Tagalog advertisement that translates as:"Effective treatment for LUMPS! Gently massage on lumps, cyst and lipoma. Use 2x-3x a day".The last 10 seconds of the video shows a full screen advert for the product, displaying an image of Ong with his wife, physician Dr Liza Ong, alongside

claims the cream is"helpful" for treating conditions such as tumours, cysts, lipomas and swollen lymph nodes. An image of the product shows a jar of cream labelled in simplified Chinese reading"Yunnan herbal lipoma cream", made by a company called"Jiuxiang Tang".Similar videos were also viewed hundreds of thousands of times elsewhere on Facebook

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