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Cameroon national nabbed for showing fake passport

Johnson Manabat, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 22 06:13 PM

Bureau of Immigration personnel apprehended a female Cameroonian who presented a fake passport for visa extension, the agency said Tuesday. Read more »

Twitter turmoil, staff exodus aggravate security concerns

Anuj Chopra, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 20 08:47 AM

Twitter's owner Elon Musk has pledged the platform will not become a 'hellscape,' but experts fear a staff exodus following mass layoffs may have devastated its ability to combat misinformation, impersonation and data theft. Read more »

Hiwalayang Neil Arce at Angel Locsin, fake news

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 18 07:13 PM

Tinawag na fake news ng film producer na si Neil Arce ang balitang hiwalay na sila ng asawa niyang si Angel Locsin. Read more »

FDA raises alarm on fake medicines

Lady Vicencio, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 18 06:49 PM

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday expressed concern on the rising number of counterfeit medicines since the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more »

Paglipana ng mga pekeng gamot ikinabahala

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 18 04:35 PM

Mula kasi nang pumasok ang COVID-19 pandemic, dumami ang counterfeit o pekeng mga gamot sa merkado. Read more »

Neil Arce hits 'fake news' about him, wife Angel Locsin

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 17 10:00 PM

Film producer Neil Arce addressed on Thursday what he branded as 'fake news' regarding his marriage with screen superstar Angel Locsin. Read more »

Twitter scrambles to curb spread of fake accounts

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Nov 12 08:27 AM

Twitter moved on Friday to suspend sign-ups for a new paid checkmark system and reinstating a gray 'official' badge on some accounts. Read more »

Fact Check: How to spot impostor Twitter accounts

Bill McCarthy, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 11 05:04 AM

The rollout of Twitter's subscription service has prompted a string of accounts impersonating public figures, sparking concerns. Read more »

Mapping COVID-19 fake news sources in PH

Rosy Mina
Posted at Nov 09 06:37 PM

Is it possible to be amidst so-called misinformation hotspots? Read more »

Twitter takeover raises fears of climate misinformation surge

Roland Lloyd Parry, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 08 01:12 PM

Climate change deniers looking to block action could have free rein on Twitter after Elon Musk's takeover, analysts warned. Read more »

Musk defends paid blue badge plans for Twitter

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 07 06:44 PM

Twitter's new owner Elon Musk defended Sunday his much-criticized launch of a paid subscription service to verify user accounts. Read more »

TikTok a hotbed of US election misinformation, analysts say

Natalie Wade, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 04 10:20 AM

Election misinformation is spreading on TikTok ahead of the US midterms despite the company's policies -- and watchdogs are concerned about its effect on young voters as more Americans use the platform as a source of news. Read more »

FACT CHECK: ‘Di ito larawan ng pinsala sa Cotabato City

ABS-CBN Investigative and Research Group
Posted at Oct 30 04:54 PM

Hindi sa Cotabato City nakuha ang litratong ito na diumano’y nagpapakita ng pinsalang dulot ng pananalasa ng bagyong Paeng sa Pilipinas. Read more »

Babaeng nagpanggap na dentista, timbog

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 25 07:43 PM

Arestado ang isang babaeng nagpapanggap na lisensiyadong dentista sa Caloocan City. Read more »

Nagpapanggap na lisensyadong dentista tiklo sa Caloocan

Jeffrey Hernaez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 24 11:03 PM

Nag-aral umano ng dentistry ang suspek ngunit hindi nakapasa sa board exam. Pero itinuloy pa rin ang pagtatayo ng dental clinic. Read more »

Facebook adds way to remove misinformation from groups

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Oct 21 09:50 AM

Facebook on Thursday added a method for people running groups to automatically sift out claims that have been debunked since being posted. Read more »

[OPINION] Zubiri’s misinformation proof of Pulse Asia survey on ‘fake news’

Ellen Tordesillas
Updated as of Oct 17 02:46 AM

In the fact- checking community, which VERA Files is part of, we discourage the use of the term “fake news." An attribute of news is truthfulness. To describe it as “fake” denigrates the value of news. Read more »

Turkey introduces jail terms for 'disinformation' ahead of polls

DW, Deutsche Welle
Posted at Oct 14 11:49 AM

Turkey's parliament has adopted a media law introducing jail terms for spreading 'disinformation.' Read more »

Turkey introduces jail terms for 'fake news'

Burcin Gercek, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 14 07:29 AM

Turkey's parliament on Thursday approved a tough pre-election law that could see reporters and social media users jailed for up to three years for spreading "fake news". Read more »

Pekeng LET examinee sa Pagadian, timbog ng NBI

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 13 09:59 PM

Inaresto ng NBI ang isang babae matapos madiskubreng hindi siya ang nakarehistro para kumuha ng Licensure Examination for Professional Teachers sa Pagadian City. Read more »