I recently came across a screenshot from the Reddit community r/BanVideoGames claiming that "VIDEO G#MES CAUSE PNEUMONIA!!!!!!!!"

After examining the claim, I find no scientific, medical, or epidemiological evidence that playing video games directly causes pneumonia. Pneumonia is a disease caused by infections affecting the lungs and is studied extensively by the medical community.

The screenshot attempts to connect "Minecraft" with the word "pneumonia" as though their appearance together proves causation. This is not how evidence works. The claim commits a false cause fallacy by treating unrelated information as proof of a causal relationship.

More importantly, the exaggerated presentation, sensational wording, and intentionally flawed reasoning are consistent with the satirical style of r/BanVideoGames. The post functions as a parody rather than legitimate medical research.

Therefore, I conclude that the screenshot does not provide evidence that video games cause pneumonia. Instead, it serves as an example of internet satire and absurdist humour.

Readers are encouraged to distinguish between evidence-based medical information and satirical online content.

— Milan Jhudiel Placencia

Ang Iglesia Ni Cristo ay nakatakdang magsagawa ng “rally for transparency, accountability, justice and peace” mula Nobyembre 16 hanggang 18, 2025 sa Quirino Grandstand sa Manila.
Ang tatlong araw na rally ay inaasahang iha-highlight ang sigaw ng publiko para sa isang tama at hayagan na imbestigasyon tungkol sa maanomalyang flood control projects at iba pang climate-tagged projects kung saan tinatayang mahigit sa trilyong-piso ang nawala dahil sa korapsiyon mula noong 2023.
Sinabi ng Spokesperson ng Iglesia Ni Cristo at Ministro ng Ebanghelio na si Brother Edwil Zabala, na kahit mga hindi kaanib ng Iglesia Ni Cristo ay welcome na sumama sa rally ng INC.
“Ang Nobyembre 16-18 rally ay hindi pakikialam sa politika, kundi isang pagpapahayag ng damdamin upang idagdag ang tinig ng Iglesia Ni Cristo sa mga panawagan ng marami nating kababayan na kumukondena sa napakalaking kasamaang iyon na kinasangkutan ng maraming opisyal ng pamahalaan,” sinabi ni Zabala.
Hinihiling natin sa pamahalaan na isagawa ang makatarungan at lantarang pag-iimbestiga sa lahat ng sangkot upang sila ay papanagutin at mabawi ang salaping ninakaw nila at maibalik sa kabang bayan,” dagdag pa ng spokesman ng INC.
Magkakaroon ng programa sa unang araw ng rally sa Nobyembre 16. Ang pormal na simula ng programa ay 4pm sa Quirino Grandstand.
Ang inaasahang mga tagapagsalita ay mga ministro ng Iglesia Ni Cristo, pero ang mga hindi kaanib ng Iglesia Ni Cristo na may iminumungkahing speech na kaisa ng panawagan ng INC ay welcome din, sabi ni Zabala.
Ang tatlong araw na “Rally for Transparency, Accountability, Justice and Peace” ay may permit mula sa mga local at national authorities.
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English Translation:
INC set to hold November 16-18 rally for justice and peace amid massive government corruption
MANILA, Philippines — The Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) is set to hold a “rally for transparency, accountability, justice and peace” from November 16 to 18, 2025 at the Quirino Grandstand in Manila.
The three-day rally is expected to highlight the public clamor for a proper and transparent investigation regarding the anomalous flood control projects and other climate-tagged projects where over a trillion pesos were estimated to have been lost due to corruption since 2023.
Iglesia Ni Cristo Spokesperson and Minister of the Gospel Brother Edwil Zabala said even non-members of the Iglesia Ni Cristo are welcome to join the INC rally.
“This November 16-18 rally is not to interfere in politics but to express our sentiment and lend the voice of the Iglesia Ni Cristo to the calls of many of our countrymen condemning the enormous evil involving many government officials,” Zabala said.
“The call of the Iglesia Ni Cristo is part of the citizens’ right to express themselves, which is guaranteed by our Constitution,” he said.
“We are appealing to the government to conduct a just and open investigation of all who are allegedly involved so that the perpetrators will be held accountable and the funds that they have stolen will be returned to the public coffers,“ the INC spokesperson added.
There will be a program during the first day of the rally on November 16. The program proper will begin at 4 p.m. at the Quirino Grandstand.
The expected speakers are ministers of the Iglesia Ni Cristo, but non-INC members whose proposed speeches are in line with the INC’s call are also welcome, Zabala said.
The three-day “Rally for Transparency, Accountability, Justice and Peace” has permits from both local and national level authorities.
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