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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 »

The online battle for the truth

Guillaume Daudin, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 12 09:39 PM

False information is saturating political debate worldwide and undermining an already weak level of trust in the media and institutions, spreading further than ever on powerful social networks. Read more »

YouTube to invest $25 million to boost 'trusted' news sources

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jul 11 07:26 AM

YouTube unveiled plans to invest $25 million in news organizations as part of an effort to boosted trusted journalism and combat misinformation.   Read more »

De Lima: Duterte trolls spreading 'fake news' on YouTube

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 08 03:35 PM

Detained Senator Leila De Lima claimed Sunday that online "trolls" supposedly supported by President Rodrigo Duterte are spreading false information against her in video-sharing website YouTube.  Read more »

FACT-CHECK: Daniel Kickert still alive

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 05 04:10 PM

An online report claimed an Australian basketball player, who was involved in brawl at a World Cup qualifying game against the Philippines, was later found shot dead in a hotel in Manila.  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 »

Most Americans grapple with recognizing facts in news stories, survey says

Angela Moon, Reuters
Posted at Jun 18 10:59 PM

NEW YORK - Only a quarter of U.S. adults in a recent survey could fully identify factual statements - as opposed to opinion - in news stories, the Pew Research Center found in a study released on Monday. Read more »

Most Pinoy Internet users believe 'fake news' a serious problem: SWS

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 13 10:51 AM

MANILA - Majority of Filipino Internet users believe "fake news" or false information on the internet has become a serious problem, a Social Weather Stations survey revealed Wednesday. Read more »

VP Robredo blasts 'fake news' on Jesse's death, 'boyfriend'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 26 03:46 AM

MANILA - Vice President Leni Robredo has finally addressed false information circulating on social media against her. Read more »

Google pushes artificial intelligence for upgraded news app

Rob Lever, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of May 20 01:35 PM

For its updated news application, Google is doubling down on the use of artificial intelligence as part of an effort to weed out disinformation and help users get viewpoints beyond their own "filter bubble." Read more »

OPINION/SATIRE: Quo warranto and other news

Alan Robles -- Hot Manila
Posted at May 11 02:53 PM

Now for this week's Fake News Digest, your round-up of all the latest bogus stories. Here are the major phony reports, invented just for you by our imaginary staff. Read more »

OPINION/SATIRE: And now for your fake news update

Alan Robles -- Hot Manila
Posted at May 05 10:29 AM

 Here are today's top phony stories, specially manufactured for your enjoyment.   Read more »

Robredo slams 'fake news' on dwindling vote lead

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 05 12:15 AM

Vice President Leni Robredo branded as fake news reports that her votes in the vice presidential recount are decreasing. Read more »

Malaysia's Mahathir being probed for 'fake news'

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 03 11:24 AM

Malaysian opposition leader Mahathir Mohamad is under investigation for allegedly spreading "fake news" after claiming his plane was sabotaged, police said Thursday, just days before a closely-fought election. Read more »

Danish national first to be convicted under Malaysia's fake news law

Reuters
Posted at Apr 30 03:56 PM

KUALA LUMPUR - A Malaysian court convicted a Danish citizen on Monday for inaccurate criticism of police on social media, the first person to be prosecuted under a new law against fake news. Read more »

OPINION: Fact-checkers do not delete, block Facebook posts

Ellen T. Tordesillas
Posted at Apr 20 01:25 PM

For Facebook users to understand about Facebook’s 3rd party fact-checking program in the Philippines, VERA Files prepared a Q and A. I hope this helps. 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 »

Leave Facebook? Roque says FB fact-checkers Rappler, Vera Files also partisan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 16 12:23 PM

PARTISAN FACT-CHECKERS? A Palace spokesman on Monday raised the possibility of President Rodrigo Duterte's supporters on Facebook shifting to another site after pro-Duterte sites were banned on the social media giant. Read more »