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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 »

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 »

Ilang Pinoy website, naka-block sa Facebook; mamamahayag tinawag itong 'sensura'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 15 07:40 PM

Naka-block na sa Facebook ang ilang Pinoy website na umano'y nagkakalat ng maling impormasyon. Tinawag naman itong "censorship" o sensura ng isang tech journalist. Read more »

Facebook blocking of 'fake news' is censorship - tech journalist

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 15 12:09 PM

Manila Bulletin technology editor Art Samaniego told DZMM radio on Sunday that he disagreed with Facebook's recent move to partner with Rappler and Vera Files to check the spread of fake news on the social media platform. Read more »

Facebook blocks some websites with Filipino content violating its guidelines

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 18 06:56 PM

MANILA — (UPDATED) Facebook has blocked some websites that contain Filipino content but allegedly share false information. Read more »

Lying eyes: Google engineer developing tool to spot fake video

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 12 03:17 PM

A Google engineer is working with the AI Foundation on a 'Reality Defender' app that would run automatically in web browsers to spot and flag fake pictures or videos. Read more »

'No fake news': Sereno says reforms underway in judiciary

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 09 12:53 PM

Reforms in the judiciary are "no fake news," Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno said Monday, as she rued how moves to oust had distracted the judiciary. Read more »

YouTube shooting shows how fake news spirals on social media

Frédéric Pouchot and Fiachra Gibbons, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 05 06:49 AM

Within minutes of the shooting at YouTube offices in California, social media was awash with conspiracy theories and images of the supposed "shooter" wearing a Muslim headscarf. Read more »

Action by Asian governments to crack down on 'fake news'

Reuters
Posted at Apr 04 06:38 AM

India on Tuesday withdrew rules to control "fake news" less than 24 hours after announcing them, following an outcry that the regulations could be used by the government to curb press freedom.   Read more »

India drops plan to punish journalists for 'fake news' after outcry

Manoj Kumar, Reuters
Posted at Apr 04 06:36 AM

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday ordered the withdrawal of rules punishing journalists held responsible for distributing "fake news", giving no reason for the change, less than 24 hours after the original announcement. Read more »