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'Fact-checkers' proposed for Nobel peace prize

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 22 12:13 AM

With truth famously known as the "first casualty of war," a Norwegian parliamentarian announced Thursday that she is nominating "fact-checkers" for this year's Nobel Peace Prize.   Read more »

PH media urged to call out sources propagating falsehoods

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 20 03:50 PM

A board member of the CMFR on Friday urged the Philippine media to call out news sources propagating falsehoods and religiously fact-check claims as part of its duty in informing the public. Read more »

Journalists must fact-check newsmakers: analyst

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 19 07:47 AM

Journalists must fact-check news subjects' statements as it is part of their duty in informing the public, a media and law ethics professor said Thursday. Read more »

Fact-check on Duterte's tirades vs Robredo, UP

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 18 06:11 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday night opened and ended his speech meant to address the coronavirus pandemic with a verbal attack on Vice President Leni Robredo's typhoon efforts. He also threatened to defund the University of the Philippines.    Read more »

Fact Check: Trump claims election rigged

Arthur MacMillan and W.G. Dunlop, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 07 04:13 AM

As the tortuous US presidential election appeared headed to a conclusion, Trump addressed the nation Thursday and claimed without evidence that he was being robbed of a second term.   Read more »

Correct purveyors of disinformation ‘with love and care’ – UNESCO advisor

Enrico Berdos, VERA Files
Updated as of Nov 06 05:45 PM

“So many times, we see people become defensive and angry and will shut down even if we present them with 100% fact. They will still shut down, and that defeats the purpose of an engagement," said Ming-Kuok Lim, advisor for communication and information for the UNESCO office in Jakarta.  Read more »

FACT CHECK: Claims of US 2020 election fraud

W.G. Dunlop, Louis Baudoin and Manon Jacob, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 05 11:23 AM

Allegations of fraud and foul play in the 2020 election spread across the internet on Wednesday as officials counted ballots in battleground states that will determine the outcome of the closely fought vote between Donald Trump and Joe Biden. Read more »

FACT CHECK: Watch out for this misinformation on US election day

Sheera Frenkel, The New York Times
Posted at Nov 03 10:36 PM

On Tuesday, experts who study misinformation and social media companies expect certain rumors to return. Here are the some of the more common false claims that voters might see.   Read more »

Duterte gov't mulls forming own social media fact-checking team

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 29 03:08 PM

The Philippine government could soon have its own fact-checking team.   Read more »

When you can’t trust your own Viber group and your friends are spreading fake news

ANCX
Updated as of Jul 30 05:51 PM

To the people constantly sharing rumors from Viber groups—we’re lookin’ at you. BY JAM PASCUAL Read more »

FACT CHECK: COVID-19 tracking site denies reporting 'resurrected' case in PH

Anjo Bagaoisan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 30 10:14 AM

An international coronavirus tracking website flagged satirical social media posts that mention it listing the "resurrection" of a deceased COVID-19 case in the Philippines.    Read more »

VERA Files Fact Check: Gabby Lopez still HAS shares in ABS-CBN Corp.

VERA Files
Posted at Jul 20 07:01 PM

A July 15 article by website Showbiz News Today inaccurately claimed ABS-CBN chairman emeritus Eugenio “Gabby” Lopez III has long pulled out all of his “multi-million” shares in “ABS-CBN Corporation”—supposedly in anticipation of Congress’ denial of the network’s bid for a fresh 25-year franchise. This is wrong and misleading. Read more »

Google adds fact-check to images

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 23 08:18 AM

Google said Monday it was adding fact-check labels to images as part of its efforts to stem visually misleading information. The new labels will be attached to the underlying web pages of photos and videos which appear in a Google search, the tech giant said. Read more »

With fact-checks, Twitter takes on a new kind of task

Elizabeth Culliford and Katie Paul, Reuters
Updated as of May 31 09:40 AM

In addition to disputing misleading claims made by US President Donald Trump about mail-in ballots this week, Twitter has added fact-checking labels to thousands of other tweets since introducing the alerts earlier this month, mostly on posts about the coronavirus.   Read more »

YouTube expands fact-check in move against misinformation

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 29 05:20 AM

YouTube on Tuesday began adding fact-check panels to search results in the US for videos on hot-topic claims shown to be bogus.   Read more »

Fact Check: 2019-nCoV breeds global false claims

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 29 01:32 AM

A deadly coronavirus or 2019-nCoV outbreak, which has infected more than 4,500 people and spread to 15 countries since emerging in China, has also spawned many false claims on social media.   Read more »

OPINION: A strange Duterte legacy campaign

Ellen T. Tordesillas
Posted at Jan 21 09:33 PM

Usually, you summarize your accomplishments at the end of your term.  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 »

No deployment ban to Hong Kong yet: Labor chief says amid fake news

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 20 02:21 PM

The Department of Labor and Employment on Sunday said it has yet to order a mandatory repatriation or deployment ban for Filipino workers in Hong Kong amid democracy protests. Read more »

Facebook exempts political speech from fact-checking

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 25 02:49 PM

Facebook will not fact-check the statements politicians post to the site, the social network announced Tuesday ahead of the US 2020 elections, even as it works to discredit false information meant to manipulate public opinion. Read more »