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Tsek.ph relaunched to fact-check 2022 election-related claims

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 24 03:33 PM

Tsek.ph, a website that carries fact-check articles and research "to counter disinformation and provide the public with verified information" in the run up to the May elections, was relaunched. Read more »

FACT-CHECK: Mga taga-suporta ni Bongbong Marcos Jr. at Sara Duterte, namimigay nga ba ng ayuda?

ABS-CBN Investigative and Research Group
Posted at Jan 17 04:07 PM

Kumakalat ngayon sa social media ang mga post kung saan nagsasabing makakatanggap ng P35,000 na ayuda ang mga taga-supporta ng tambalang Bongbong Marcos Jr. at Sara Duterte. Read more »

FACT-CHECK: Matatanggal nga ba sa trabaho ang mga empleyadong hindi magpapabakuna kontra COVID-19?

Fact-checked by the ABS-CBN News Investigative and Research Group
Posted at Jan 13 10:27 PM

Sa orihinal na IATF Resolution No. 148-B at maging sa sumunod na IATF Resolution No. 149, wala saan mang binanggit na “mandatory” o sapilitan ang pagbabakuna sa mga empleyadong papasok sa trabaho. Read more »

Global fact-checkers push for ‘meaningful transparency’ from YouTube

Nica Rhiana Hanopol, VERA Files
Posted at Jan 13 12:30 AM

Fact-checkers, who are at the frontlines in debunking online mis- and disinformation, underscored the need for YouTube to take “effective action” against lies being peddled in its platform. Read more »

FACT-CHECK: Ilalagay na nga ba sa Alert Level 5 ang buong Luzon?

Fact-checked by the ABS-CBN News Investigative and Research Group
Posted at Jan 12 09:24 PM

Wala pang anumang deklarasyon ang gobyerno tungkol sa pagsasailalim sa Alert Level 5 sa buong Luzon. Read more »

FACT CHECK: Did BSP issue a redesigned P500 banknote?

ABS-CBN Investigative and Research Group
Updated as of Dec 16 11:32 PM

The BSP did not release a redesigned P500 bank note replacing the image of the late Senator and national hero Benigno 'Ninoy' Aquino Jr. and the late President Corazon 'Cory' Aquino with an image of a tarsier. Read more »

Nobel Peace Prize buzz for press freedom, Belarus and Greta

Pierre-Henry Deshayes, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 08 12:51 PM

Media watchdogs, Belarus opposition leaders, and climate campaigners such as Greta Thunberg are among those tipped as contenders for the prestigious Nobel Peace Prize to be announced in Oslo on Friday. Read more »

Sari-saring kampo pumalag, itinama ang ilang sinabi ni Duterte sa SONA 2021

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 27 09:31 PM

Maraming nabanggit at marami ring umangal sa ilang sinabi ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte sa kanyang SONA.  Read more »

Facebook to take action against users repeatedly sharing misinformation

Reuters
Posted at May 27 08:36 AM

Facebook Inc said on Wednesday it would take "stronger" action against people who repeatedly share misinformation on the platform. Read more »

Marcos delusion anchored on deception and disinformation

Buddy Gomez — Cyberbuddy
Updated as of Mar 01 04:59 PM

In an insanely vain and unremitting attempt at historical revisionism, the Marcoses and their mercenary ‘keyboard trolletariat’ are recycling debunked claims to the manufactured greatness of their custom-made hero, their dear departed deposed dictator, Ferdinand E. Marcos. Social media is their favored tool. Social media is likewise their choice arena. 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 »

Simpleng beripikasyon kailangan kontra sa maling impormasyon: UP prof

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 19 08:25 PM

Ikinababahala ng isang journalism professor ang maling impormasyong natatanggap ng mga opisyal ng gobyerno matapos umamin si Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo ng pagkakamali sa isang impormasyong kaniyang inilabas hinggil kay Vice President Leni Robredo. Read more »

Interrupting broadcast, fact-checking Trump: Can local networks do it, too?

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 07 03:09 AM

US networks could have carried the entire Trump news conference, but instead interrupted the live broadcast to call out Trump making baseless allegations.   Read more »

US TV networks bumitaw sa pag-ere ng Trump speech dahil sa 'kasinungalingan'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 06 07:43 PM

Tumitindi ang tensiyon sa gitna ng bilangan ng boto para sa pagkapangulo ng Amerika.    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 »

AFP launches fact-checking program with TikTok

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 01 03:55 PM

Under the agreement, AFP fact-check teams will verify potentially false and misleading videos posted on the TikTok platform in countries including the Philippines, Indonesia, Pakistan, Australia and New Zealand. Read more »

OPINION: Facebook's latest takedowns in PH proof positive of gov't perfidy

Buddy Gomez -- Cyberbuddy
Posted at Sep 25 06:58 PM

The government has all along, as long we have suspected, been committing organized deception and calumny by expending our tax money utilizing Facebook, among others, as its launching pad for falsehoods and disinformation, targeting democratic opposition, perceived enemies of Duterte, oppositionists and critics of his administration.   Read more »

Google extends fact-checking to image search

Katie Paul, Reuters
Posted at Jun 23 06:15 AM

Alphabet Inc's Google on Monday said it would start showing fact-checking labels on Google Images search results globally, as tech companies come under increasing pressure to combat the viral spread of misleading claims online. Read more »

Google boosts support for checking coronavirus facts

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 02 10:16 PM

Google on Thursday said it is pumping $6.5 million into fact-checkers and nonprofits as it ramps up its the battle against coronavirus misinformation. Read more »

OPINION: A Testimonial for Senior Associate Justice Antonio T. Carpio

Ellen T. Tordesillas, VERA Files
Posted at Oct 30 11:26 AM

The wonderful thing about Justice Carpio’s lectures is that they are never the same; there is always something new. And he is such a good storyteller. Read more »