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Russia-linked disinformation campaign fueling coronavirus alarm, US says

Shaun Tandon and Arthur MacMillan, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Feb 23 12:59 AM

State Department officials tasked with combating Russian disinformation said false personas are being used on social media to advance Russian talking points in multiple languages. Read more »

'Fake news' makes disease outbreaks worse, study finds

Kate Kelland, Reuters
Posted at Feb 14 11:17 AM

The rise of "fake news" - including misinformation and inaccurate advice on social media - could make disease outbreaks such as the COVID-19 coronavirus epidemic currently spreading in China worse, according to research published on Friday. Read more »

OPINION: D&D Consortium on gov’t efforts vs ABS-CBN: ‘We must fight back’

Ellen T. Tordesillas
Posted at Feb 13 12:38 PM

The Consortium on Democracy and Disinformation (D&D ) issued a call to action: “We must fight back." Read more »

Quo warranto petition vs ABS-CBN a ‘parasitic assault’ on press freedom - consortium

Merinette Retona, VERA Files
Posted at Feb 11 04:02 PM

A consortium of individuals and media institutions forwarding democracy in the era of disinformation condemned the quo warranto petition filed by Solicitor General Jose Calida before the Supreme Court against media giant ABS-CBN, saying it is “vindictiveness that feeds on the country’s weak justice system.” Read more »

OPINION: Conspiracy theories on nCoV, a form of disinformation

Ellen T. Tordesillas
Posted at Feb 10 04:18 PM

Conspiracy theories are a form of disinformation. They thrive when the public do not get adequate and correct information. Read more »

YouTube to ban 'manipulated' content linked to elections

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 04 04:53 AM

YouTube said Monday it would remove election-related videos that are "manipulated or doctored" to mislead voters, as part of its efforts to stem online misinformation.   Read more »

Instagram says will fight misinformation with fact-check allies

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 17 09:33 AM

The Facebook-owned social platform launched a fact-checking program in the US early this year.   Read more »

Twitter backs overhaul of social media to stem disinformation

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 12 09:38 AM

Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey is funding research aimed at changing the way information circulates on social media -- with the goal of combating online violence, hate and disinformation. Read more »

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 »