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We’ll never get the government we deserve

Edmund Tayao
Updated as of Jun 10 11:55 PM

I’m sure you've heard the terse resentment to an explanation why we have the kind of government we have—that we only get the government that we deserve. I disagree.  Read more »

Bakit maraming Pinoy ang nag-aalinlangang magpabakuna vs COVID-19?

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 06 06:35 PM

Pangunahin pa rin umanong dahilan ng pag-aalinlangan na magpabakuna ang posibleng side effects sa bakuna, negatibong impormasyon na lumalabas sa social media at pagdududa sa efficacy nito. 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 »

‘Digital native’ journalists urged to rise to challenges in pandemic reporting

Nica Rhiana Hanopol, VERA Files
Posted at May 08 11:49 PM

As the world faces a “perfect storm of crises” ? the COVID-19 pandemic, attacks on media credibility, and online disinformation ? it is even more important now for young journalists to verify information they share online and in telling stories.  Read more »

Twitter suspends accounts skirting Trump ban

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 07 04:03 PM

SAN FRANCISCO - Twitter on Thursday confirmed that it pulled the plug on several accounts trying to skirt its ban on former president Donald Trump by promoting his blog posts. Read more »

Hong Kong leader flags 'fake news' laws as worries over media freedom grow

Sharon Tam, Reuters
Posted at May 04 07:19 PM

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Tuesday the government was working on "fake news" legislation to tackle "misinformation, hatred and lies," as worries grow over media freedoms in the global financial hub. Read more »

Myanmar charges Japanese journalist over 'fake news'

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 04 06:23 PM

The Myanmar junta has charged a Japanese journalist under a "fake news" law, a report said Tuesday, in the latest blow to press freedom since the military seized power. Read more »

'Fake news:' Zsa Zsa Padilla denies she had COVID-19

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 03 03:49 PM

Singer-actress Zsa Zsa Padilla on Saturday belied rumors that she contracted COVID-19. Read more »

Falsely citing risk to students, Florida school bars vaccinated teachers

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 28 07:11 AM

Critics have held up the move by the Centner Academy as a particularly glaring example of the dangers of misinformation. Read more »

Pro-Russia disinformation floods Czech social media over spat

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 22 03:12 AM

The dispute centers on accusations from the Czech Republic that Russia's military intelligence service was behind a 2014 explosion at a Czech arms depot. Read more »

Vico Sotto urges public to be wary of fake news on social media

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 12 09:44 PM

Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto on Monday urged his constituents to stay vigilant against misleading information on social media after photos of his 2017 surgery recently resurfaced online. Read more »

Facebook, Google, TikTok, Twitter campaign vs vaccine misinformation

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 07 02:50 PM

The Department of Health said Wednesday global technology firms Facebook, Google, TikTok and Twitter have joined forces to support its campaign against vaccine and COVID-19 misinformation.  Read more »

PGH denies seeking donations for patients with COVID-19

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 01 10:22 AM

The Philippine General Hospital denied it was soliciting donations for its patients battling COVID-19.  Read more »

Facebook freezes Venezuela president Maduro's page over COVID-19 misinformation

Brian Ellsworth, Reuters
Posted at Mar 27 04:23 PM

Facebook has frozen Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's page for violating policies against spreading misinformation about COVID-19 by promoting a remedy he claims, without evidence, can cure the disease, a company spokesman said on Saturday. Read more »

Facebook touts war on misinformation ahead of US hearing

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 23 08:59 AM

Facebook on Monday highlighted a ramped up effort to block fake accounts in an ongoing battle against misinformation ahead of a key hearing in Congress scrutinizing online platforms. Read more »

Facebook to label all posts about COVID-19 vaccines

Elizabeth Culliford, Reuters
Posted at Mar 15 03:46 PM

Facebook Inc, which has been criticized by lawmakers and researchers for allowing vaccine misinformation to spread on its platforms, said on Monday it has started adding labels to posts that discuss the safety of the shots and will soon label all posts about the vaccines. Read more »

Malaysia imposes emergency law to clamp down on COVID fake news

Reuters
Posted at Mar 11 09:55 PM

KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia on Thursday brought in a law to tackle fake news related to COVID-19 and the state of emergency imposed nationwide since January, with the threat of hefty fines and jail terms of up to six years. Read more »

Nash Aguas, pinagtawanan ang 'fake news' na buntis si Mika dela Cruz

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 09 12:58 PM

Nagbigay reaksiyon si Nash Aguas sa pekeng balitang buntis na umano ang kanyang nobyang si Mika dela Cruz. Read more »

'Maging mapanuri': Robredo camp says woman in viral vaccination photo not VP

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 03 12:30 PM

In a “Fake News Alert” post on Robredo’s Facebook page, her camp vehemently denied that it was the Vice President who was shown in the picture being inoculated.  Read more »

Twitter to ban users who persist with COVID-19 lies

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 02 02:18 PM

Twitter said Monday it will start labeling misleading tweets about Covid-19 vaccines and boot users who persist in spreading such misinformation.   Read more »