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Karmina Constantino on fighting disinformation

Rowena Papasin | TFC News Vancouver
Posted at May 29 08:54 PM

The veteran Filipino journalist visited major Canadian cities as part of her 2022 Marshall McLuhan fellowship. Read more »

FACT CHECK: Hindi maapektuhan ang pension sa pagpaparehistro sa Senior Citizens Commission

ABS-CBN Investigative and Research Group
Updated as of May 25 06:24 PM

Hindi totoong mapuputol ang pension ng mga senior citizen kung sila’y hindi magpaparehistro sa website ng NCSC. Read more »

Should misinformation peddlers be given platforms?

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 22 05:16 PM

A podcast has drawn flak for featuring a controversial personality who has been accused of spreading divisive and false information. Read more »

DOH alerts public about false article regarding hypertension 'cure'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 20 12:53 PM

The Department of Health issued a warning against a circulating false article claiming a cure for hypertension or high blood pressure. Read more »

'National Rape Day' hoax resurfaces on TikTok

Anuj Chopra, with Rachel Blundy in Hong Kong, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of May 01 02:00 PM

The hoax that rape was legal for a day was knocked down by fact-checkers two years ago. But it went viral again this year on TikTok. Read more »

FACT CHECK: Walang extra verification ang GCash kaugnay ng SIM Card Registration

ABS-CBN Investigative and Research Group
Posted at Apr 28 08:41 PM

Walang additional o extra verification na kailangang gawin para sa e-wallet app na GCash matapos magparehistro ng SIM card. Read more »

McLuhan fellows rally vs. disinformation

Kennedy Caacbay, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 25 01:28 PM

Three seasoned journalists have reiterated the importance of facts and holding social media platforms accountable for the spread of disinformation. Read more »

Across globe, women battle 'gendered disinformation'

Anuj Chopra, Jérémy Tordjman, and Panisa Aemocha, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Mar 23 01:49 PM

Researchers say 'gendered disinformation', when sexism and misogyny intersect with online falsehoods, relentlessly targets women around the world. Read more »

Meta maps way to 'kill' online deception campaigns

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 17 10:27 AM

Meta released a framework for exposing and combating malicious online campaigns from election lies to terrorist recruitment. Read more »

PH social media users face barrage of bogus medical posts

Lucille Sodipe and Faith Brown, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 16 02:14 PM

Bogus and harmful medical posts are flooding social media platforms where Filipinos rank among the world's heaviest users. Read more »

NUJP welcomes Marcos admin's campaign vs fake news

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 13 01:49 PM

A journalists' group on Monday welcomed the Marcos administration's plan of launching a digital media literacy campaign to combat disinformation. Read more »

Marcos to launch digital literacy campaign vs. fake news

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 12 04:23 PM

The administration of Pres. Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will be implementing a digital media literacy campaign to battle disinformation, Malacañang said. Read more »

FACT CHECK: Walang anunsiyo ang DSWD na relief allowance para sa mga senior

ABS-CBN Investigative and Research Group
Posted at Mar 02 04:27 PM

Peke ang mga kumakalat na text message tungkol sa unclaimed relief allowance para sa mga senior citizen at mga retired business owner. Read more »

Ressa at UN meet: Social media 'insidiously manipulating us'

Lucie Peytermann, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 23 02:46 AM

Filipina investigative journalist Maria Ressa said social media had allowed lies to flourish. Read more »

Fake 'fact-checks' seek to obscure Russian role in war

Anuj Chopra, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 16 02:43 PM

Since the start of its invasion one year ago, Russia and its supporters have sought to aggressively distort Moscow's role in Ukraine with what experts call a highly potent weapon in its arsenal -- disinformation campaigns. Read more »

PH online news media at 'moderate level of disinformation risk': study

Arra Perez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 15 06:09 PM

Online news media in the Philippines face a 'moderate level of disinformation risk', the Global Disinformation Index (GDI) has found. Read more »

FACT CHECK: Di naglabas ang Bangko Sentral ng bagong pera

ABS-CBN Investigative and Research Group
Posted at Feb 06 12:38 PM

Walang inilabas na bagong pera ang Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, taliwas sa mga kumakalat na post sa social media. Read more »

FACT CHECK: Hindi sa Enero 30, 2023 ang deadline ng SIM registration

ABS-CBN Investigative and Research Group
Posted at Jan 30 01:22 PM

Hindi totoong hanggang Enero 30 na lamang ang pagpaparehistro ng SIM cards. Read more »

Blame voting machines: Brazil riots fit global pattern

Anuj Chopra, with Luiza Queiroz in Sao Paulo and Rossen Bossev in Sofia, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 12 11:07 AM

Rioters who stormed Brazil's seats of power raised conspiracy-laden slogans against voting machines, a prime target of disinformation campaigns. Read more »

Second coming of conspiracy theorists after Twitter amnesty

Anuj Chopra, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 09 10:27 AM

Twitter has turned into what campaigners call a cesspool of misinformation, hate-filled conspiracies and racial slurs. Read more »