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FACT CHECK: No, this is not a map of the Philippines’ high-speed rail system

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Oct 19 09:36 PM

A reverse image search found the map was created by a blogger who told AFP it was a “complete work of fiction”. Read more »

Pulse Asia: Nearly all Pinoys who go online use social media, most aware fake news widespread

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 10 01:37 PM

Nearly all Filipinos who have internet access go online to use social media but only half said these affect their political views, as majority were aware of the prevalence of fake news online, a recent Pulse Asia survey, released a day before the filing of candidacy for the 2019 midterm elections, showed. Read more »

Mocha insists she has not been spreading fake news

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 04 01:55 PM

MANILA - Former Communications Assistant Secretary Margaux "Mocha" Uson maintained Thursday that she has not fueled the proliferation of "fake news," contrary to the claim of her critics.  Read more »

Mocha to Robredo: Face me eyeliner to eyeliner

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 04 12:46 PM

Former Communications Assistant Secretary Mocha Uson fired back Thursday at Vice President Leni Robredo after her camp warned that the former's resignation from office will not spare her from liability over her alleged lies and scandals.    Read more »

Uson resignation 'too little, too late' - Hontiveros

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 03 01:22 PM

Assistant Communications Secretary Mocha Uson's resignation comes "too little and too late" after her supposed role in proliferation of fake news and the tarnishing of her office's reputation, Senator Risa Hontiveros said Wednesday. Read more »

Twitter asks users: Is it time to ban 'dehumanizing' language

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 26 07:33 PM

Twitter is seeking user feedback on a proposal to ban "dehumanizing language" on the platform, the social media network said in a statement Wednesday.  Read more »

Singapore panel recommends regulation of tech firms over fake news

John Geddie and Aradhana Aravindan, Reuters
Posted at Sep 20 06:41 PM

A Singapore parliamentary committee said on Thursday the government should consider legislation to ensure technology companies rein in online fake news and that those responsible are punished. Read more »

ALAMIN: Parusa sa nagkakalat ng pekeng balita tungkol sa bagyo

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 14 06:05 PM

Ano ang parusang naghihintay sa nagpapakalat ng maling balita at nananakot sa mga tao sa mga pagkakataong tulad ng malalakas na bagyo? Read more »

German far-right mobilized by 'fake news' after stabbing

Reuters
Posted at Aug 29 04:28 AM

DRESDEN/BERLIN - Far-right groups spread "fake news" on social media to mobilize their supporters for violent protests targeting migrants after the fatal stabbing of a German man, said officials in the eastern German state of Saxony where they took place. Read more »

Ian Veneracion has a witty reaction to headline about his 'death'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 14 05:41 PM

Kapamilya leading man Ian Veneracion is the latest celebrity to become the subject of a fake headline claiming he has died. Read more »

Singapore minister rallies ASEAN behind fight vs fake news

Tarra Quismundo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 08 12:09 PM

Desmond Lee, Singapore’s Minister for Social and Family Development, expressed hope that members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations would recognize the need to act on fake news and follow through on a framework the bloc crafted in May. Read more »

Apple removes most of US conspiracy theorist's podcasts from iTunes

Rich McKay, Reuters
Posted at Aug 06 08:53 PM

Most of US conspiracy theorist Alex Jones's podcasts from his right-wing media platform Infowars have been removed from Apple's iTunes and podcast apps, the media news website BuzzFeed quoted a company spokesman as saying on Sunday. Read more »

FACT-CHECK: Pension for elderly Pinoys has not increased 12-fold

AFP Philippines
Updated as of Aug 02 12:51 PM

Online reports claim the Philippine government has begun offering pensions to senior citizens of 6,000 pesos (about 110 USD) a month. Authorities have warned the public and told AFP this is false, and the pension remains at 500 pesos a month. Read more »

Blogger Cocoy Dayao indicted for libel, says Sotto

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 29 08:14 PM

Blogger Eduardo 'Cocoy' Dayao has been indicted for libel, said Senate President Vicente 'Tito' Sotto III who filed the charges against the online personality last year. Read more »

Tech firms should be made liable for 'fake news' on sites -UK lawmakers

Alistair Smout, Reuters
Posted at Jul 29 08:22 AM

Tech firms like Facebook should be made liable for "harmful and misleading" material on their websites and pay a levy so they can be regulated, British lawmakers said, warning of a crisis in democracy due to misuse of personal data. Read more »

Pagbabalik ng swine flu sa Pinas, tinawag na 'fake news' ng DA

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 27 11:26 PM

"Fake news" daw ang kumakalat na balitang bumalik ang swine flu sa bansa, ayon sa Department of Agriculture. Read more »

Baguio mayor blasts viral post saying Burnham Park now a ‘parking lot’

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 21 11:01 PM

Mayor Mauricio Domogan on Saturday cleared the air surrounding a social media post alleging that Burham Park has been turned into a parking lot. Read more »

India’s top court urges separate laws against mob killings

Reuters
Posted at Jul 17 09:32 PM

India has been dealing with an unusual crime wave — a series of assaults triggered by false messages about child abductors on social media. Read more »

Death by ‘fake news’: Social media-fueled lynchings shock India

Alexandre Marchand, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 14 07:35 PM

Viral rumors about kidnappers, spread through Facebook and WhatsApp, have led to the lynching deaths of some 20 people in the last two months in India. Read more »

Bangko Sentral seeks NBI help vs fake bills on social media

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 13 04:11 PM

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas said Friday it sought help from the National Bureau of Investigation to identify those who had been "maliciously" posting defaced and fictitious bills on social media. Read more »