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HALALAN 2019: Website kontra 'fake news', inilunsad

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 12 12:55 AM

Naglunsad ng ilang programa ang mga estudyante para gabayan ang mga botante sa pagpili ng mga kandidato. 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 »

OPINION: Duterte, allies reap most benefits from fake news

Ellen T. Tordesillas
Posted at Dec 20 09:58 PM

Fake news is the scourge of a social media-addicted society.  Read more »

Facebook expands fact-check effort to photos, videos

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 21 11:22 PM

Facebook said Thursday it would launch fact-checking of photos and videos as it expands the effort to curb misinformation to more countries. Read more »

Gov’t, Facebook to meet over ‘fact-checking’ row

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 19 03:54 PM

Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque on Thursday said he and several other government officials would meet with Facebook representatives to discuss the social network’s choice of fact-checkers. Read more »

Palasyo, umalma sa piniling fact-checkers ng Facebook

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 17 03:19 AM

Pinaboran ng ilan ang partnership ng Facebook at 2 media groups para sa fact-checking kontra "fake news." Read more »

Facebook should have tapped academics as fact-checkers, says professor

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 16 11:50 AM

Facebook should have tapped academics as fact-checkers, instead of news organizations, a political science professor said Monday. Read more »

Training how to teach fact-checking

Ellen T. Tordesillas
Posted at Mar 20 07:13 PM

How do we then counter the public’s fascination for what is novel and emotion-appealing but false data? Read more »

Facebook to step up fact-checking in fight against fake news

Reuters
Posted at Aug 03 09:10 PM

Facebook is to send more potential hoax articles to third-party fact checkers and show their findings below the original post, the world's largest online social network said on Thursday as it tries to fight so-called fake news. Read more »

Facebook to flag 'disputed' stories to address fake news

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 16 11:31 AM

To address fake news, Facebook will now be identifying and marking "disputed stories" with the help of independent fact-checkers.  Read more »