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Patient Zero: PH creative, digital workers being used to spread disinformation

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 19 09:55 AM

Creative and digital workers in the country are being exploited for disinformation campaigns, a communications professor said Tuesday. Read more »

Facebook nixes billions of fake accounts

Glenn Chapman, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 14 06:21 AM

SAN FRANCISCO, United States—Facebook on Wednesday said it has taken down some 5.4 billion fake accounts this year in a sign of the persistent battle on social media against manipulation and misinformation. Read more »

Social media disinformation, surveillance growing: watchdog

Rob Lever, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 05 11:11 PM

Governments around the world are increasingly using social media to manipulate elections and monitor their citizens, in a worrisome trend for democracy, a human rights watchdog said Tuesday. Read more »

Facebook steps up security amid fresh signs of Russia meddling

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 22 04:42 AM

SAN FRANCISCO, United States—Facebook said Monday it was tightening its security for the 2020 US elections, amid signs of fresh activity from Russia attacking Democratic presidential candidates, including Joe Biden. Read more »

Martin Luther King's daughter tells Facebook disinformation helped kill civil rights leader

Reuters
Posted at Oct 18 03:20 PM

SAN FRANCISCO - Disinformation campaigns helped lead to the assassination of Martin Luther King, the daughter of the U.S. civil rights champion said on Thursday after the head of Facebook said social media should not factcheck political advertisements. Read more »

OPINION: How not to fight fake news

Ellen T. Tordesillas
Posted at Sep 16 02:16 PM

An international non-profit law group warns that the anti-fake news bill filed by Senate Pres. Vicente Sotto will kill free speech.  Read more »

PH team bags grand prize in international hackathon against fake news

Bayan Mo, Ipatrol Mo
Updated as of Sep 16 11:19 AM

A trio of friends from the Philippines are taking on the challenge of fighting fake news online by proposing a database that will store collected information on fake news sites and serve as a reference for researchers, journalists, and even ordinary netizens. Read more »

Otso Diretso, ABS-CBN News 'most targeted' by disinformation in 2019 elections – UP journ analysis

Che de los Reyes, ABS-CBN Investigative & Research Group
Updated as of Sep 13 07:47 PM

Otso Diretso candidates, particularly Mar Roxas and Bam Aquino, were targeted the most by disinformation in the May 2019 elections, an analysis done by University of the Philippines professors showed. Read more »

Amazon fires: How celebrities are spreading misinformation

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 25 06:17 AM

Many high-profile figures seeking to denounce the fires have either shared photographs of the region that are years old or images taken in other parts of the world. Read more »

FACT BOX: Facebook's fight against disinformation campaigns in 2019

Reuters
Posted at Aug 20 07:26 AM

Facebook Inc and Twitter Inc said on Monday they had dismantled a state-backed information operation originating in mainland China that sought to undermine protests in Hong Kong.   Read more »

'Fake news' innovations increased in 2019 PH midterm polls: study

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 12 11:03 AM

The spread of disinformation increased and spawned innovations in the 2019 midterm elections, media experts said Monday. Read more »

Sotto files bill vs 'fake news', disinformation

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 14 11:48 PM

Senate President Vicente Sotto III has files a bill that would penalize the spread of false information in websites and social media platforms.   Read more »

In campaign against disinformation, Robredo admits ‘may pagkukulang ako’

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 13 03:32 AM

Vice President Leni Robredo said she is taking a more active stance against people who discredit her work, compared to the time when she was starting her term. Read more »

Online game helps fight the spread of 'fake news' - study

Reuters
Posted at Jun 25 09:59 PM

LONDON - An online game that allows people to deploy Twitter bots, photo-shop evidence and incite conspiracy theories has proven effective at raising their awareness of "fake news", a study from the University of Cambridge has found. Read more »

Are PH journalists facing increasing level of intimidation, disinformation?

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 23 02:15 AM

Journalists and civil society groups weighed in on Monday on the country’s state of media and disinformation. Read more »

9 arrested in Thailand for posting election 'fake news'

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 28 04:20 PM

The accused face up to 5 years in jail and a $3,100 fine.  Read more »

Fake scheme 'guarantees' poll win for P50M: election lawyer

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 13 04:14 PM

An election lawyer on Wednesday warned candidates against falling for groups claiming they could rig the results of the May automated elections for a hefty fee.   Read more »

News orgs, universities launch 2019 elections fact-checking site

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 11 05:36 PM

Several news organizations and universities have teamed up for a fact-checking website in the run-up to the midterm elections in May. Read more »

Warning: False online info can impact May polls

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 09 09:55 AM

Social media users should be discerning in sharing dubious information online, which may impact the vote in May's midterm elections, 2 members of the academe said Wednesday.    Read more »

Russia seen adopting new tactics in US election interference efforts

Joseph Menn, Reuters
Posted at Nov 06 09:49 PM

SAN FRANCISCO - Russian agents believed to be connected to the government have been active in spreading divisive content and promoting extreme themes ahead of Tuesday’s US mid-term elections, but they are working hard to cover their tracks, according to government investigators, academics and security firms.   Read more »