Advert selling ‘Bee Venom PH’ as St. Luke’s product is AI-generated

St. Luke’s Medical Heart debunks claims that it manufactures or endorses Bee Venom merchandise. It warns that the product’s unregulated nature poses critical well being dangers to the general public.

Declare: Filipino physician Jubert Benedicto, chair of the Council on Tuberculosis of the Philippine Faculty of Chest Physicians, endorses Bee Venom PH cream, asserting that it’s a product of St. Luke’s Medical Heart.

Ranking: FALSE

Why we fact-checked this: A Fb video selling “Bee Venom PH” as a remedy for joint pains and claiming it’s a product of St. Luke’s Medical Heart has over 250 reactions, 30 feedback, and 12 shares. The Fb web page, “Bones Care – Bee Venom,” at present has over 1,000 likes and 1,500 followers.

Within the video, Dr. Benedicto says: “Ang orihinal na Bee Venom PH ay might pure na kulay dilaw at nakikita ang epekto sa loob lamang ng dalawa hanggang tatlong araw…. Bawat kahon ay might kasamang dokumento mula sa Division of Well being at FDA Philippines. Could selyo at emblem ng St. Luke’s Medical Heart. Marami nang pasyente ang gumaling gamit ang BeeVenom PH, isang produckto ng St. Luke’s Medical Heart, kaya tunay na sigurado at epektibo ito.”

(The unique Bee Venom PH has a pure yellow coloration, and its results will be seen in simply two to a few days…. Each field comes with a doc from the Division of Well being and FDA Philippines. It has the seal and emblem of St. Luke’s Medical Heart. Many sufferers have been cured utilizing BeeVenom PH, a product of St. Luke’s Medical Heart, which is why it’s assured and efficient.)

The submit’s remark part is stuffed with social media customers inquiring in regards to the product’s worth and methods to put an order.

The details: The video was generated by way of synthetic intelligence. DeCopy’s picture evaluation software program, which flags AI-generated content material, exhibits that the picture accompanying the declare has a 100% chance of being AI-generated. 

St. Luke’s additionally debunked the claims in a submit on September 5, 2025, stating they don’t manufacture or endorse the product, and that using their emblem and title for any on-line posts about Bee Venom is unauthorized. 

“Unverified and unregulated use of the merchandise might pose critical well being dangers to people, together with dangerous negative effects, allergic reactions, or issues if used as an alternative to medical care,” St. Luke’s wrote. 

The hospital additionally warned the general public towards buying unverified well being merchandise on-line, reminding them to seek the advice of licensed physicians for any medical wants or issues.

Unregistered: Opposite to the product’s claims, Bee Venom PH cream just isn’t registered with the Philippine Meals and Drug Administration, primarily based on a search utilizing the verification portal on the company’s web site. 

Rappler has beforehand debunked claims promoting bee venom merchandise and supposed cures for joint ache, particularly movies claiming to be from identified medical specialists and medical establishments throughout the nation:

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