Cardiologist-turned-online health advocate Willie Ong is in Singapore for treatment after revealing he was diagnosed with abdominal cancer.

Claim: Cardiologist and online health personality Dr. Willie Ong, also known a

s Doc Willie, has died.

Rating: FALSE

Why we fact-checked this: The YouTube video containing the claim has 120,083 views as of writing. It was posted on September 21 by a YouTube channel with over 145,000 subscribers.

The title of the video says: “Doc Liza Ong napaiyak ng salubungin ang labi ni Doc Willie Ong matapos maiuwi sa Pilipinas!” (Doc Liza Ong wept when she saw Doc Willie Ong’s body after it was transported back to the Philippines!)

According to the narrator, Ong has supposedly died following complications due to disease, but his family has yet to announce his funeral details. His body was allegedly transported back to the Philippines on September 21.