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Writer, adviser, poet, bot: How ChatGPT could transform politics

Jules Bonnard and Joseph Boyle, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 25 02:57 AM

Unbeknownst to the PM, his adversary had generated the questions with ChatGPT. Read more »

Meta shutters fake account 'cheerleaders' for Cuban, Bolivian governments

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 24 03:12 AM

California-based Meta launched a probe last year into the two fake news rings, which it said had no ties to one another. Read more »

China's propaganda under scrutiny in translation project

Kyodo News
Posted at Jul 22 05:05 PM

When a strong earthquake struck off the coast of Fukushima in March, Chinese social media was flooded with comments reveling in the prospect of a disaster and telling Japanese "to die." Read more »

Firehose of disinformation floods run-up to election

Tsek.ph
Updated as of May 08 02:24 AM

Filipino voters head to the polls on Monday after months of being engulfed in a relentless and widening stream of falsehoods. Read more »

Post-Marcos admins didn't bother to write 'correct history' of dictator's rule: ex-senator

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 06 04:11 AM

Former Senator Nikki Coseteng said the administrations that followed the regime of the late President Ferdinand Marcos Sr. did not "pay much attention" to writing the “correct” history about his rule. Read more »

Robredo has high numbers on Facebook but most are criticisms

Arlene Burgos and Dianne Obdin, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 04 01:41 AM

VP Leni Robredo has the second highest number of Facebook interactions among presidential candidates. Most of them are criticisms. Read more »

Online media fuel divisions, global tensions: report

Joe Jackson, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 03 12:23 PM

Unregulated online content has spread disinformation and propaganda that have amplified political divisions worldwide, a media watchdog warned. Read more »

Study finds disinformation vs Marcos rivals on YouTube

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 29 12:26 PM

A review of videos on YouTube from alternative sources with at least 100,000 views showed that supporters of presidential candidate Bongbong Marcos use their platforms both to set narratives in favor of the former senator and to spread disinformation against his opponents. Read more »

Pangilinan to Comelec on ‘Oplan Baklas’: Prove you’re fair

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 19 02:02 PM

Pangilinan on Saturday said the dismantling of election tarpaulins by the Commission on Elections and the Philippine National Police was illegal. Read more »

Lacson binantaan ng 'black propaganda'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 17 08:40 PM

Ibinunyag ni Sen. Panfilo Lacson na may ilang grupong nagbabantang magpakalat ng black propaganda laban sa kaniya. Read more »

Disinformation, propaganda boosting Marcos' popularity: analyst

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 14 10:40 AM

Disinformation and propaganda are playing a part in the popularity of Marcos Jr. among low-income groups, a political analyst said Monday. Read more »

China urges world media to keep out fake news amid COVID-19

William Zheng, South China Morning Post
Updated as of Nov 24 01:14 PM

The world’s media must work hard to keep fake news and misinformation at bay as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to ravage the world, a top Chinese Communist Party leader in charge of propaganda said. Read more »

Facebook ‘propaganda tool’ for Vietnam gov’t: activists

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 27 03:04 AM

A report alleges that CEO Mark Zuckerberg had personally signed off on a push from Hanoi to limit "anti-state" posts. Read more »

Comelec fumes after emergency alert used for 'political propaganda'

Jauhn Etienne Villaruel, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 06 09:55 PM

A Comelec official branded as reprehensible the use of the country's emergency alert system for political propaganda. Read more »

Why commemorating martial law anniv on Sept. 23 matters

Jauhn Etienne Villaruel, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 22 12:57 PM

A historian said insisting to commemorate martial law anniversary on Sept. 23 is a symbolic act of defiance against the Marcos lie, allowing Filipinos to believe that 'truth cannot bend.' Read more »

Leaked PCOO memo: Government's official sugar-coating?

Robert Labayen
Posted at Apr 30 05:03 PM

As a taxpayer, a citizen, and a voter, I want my government’s communicators to give me the whole picture. Cherry-picking data will lower our standards of expectations from our government. Read more »

Why do troll posts, fake news 'gain traction' on social media?

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 01 10:14 AM

Misleading news and posts from fake social media accounts continue to gain traction in the Philippines as campaigns against disinformation fail to address how these propaganda are designed to "draw on the experiences" of common folk, a sociologist said, Wednesday. Read more »

Palace denies using propaganda to counter criticisms vs the govt's COVID-19 response

Pia Gutierrez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 01 07:08 PM

This, after Vice President Leni Robredo urged the government to address its low ranking among countries by learning from other nations, and not by using the pandemic as an excuse. Read more »

Vietnam jails journalists for 'propaganda' critical of state

Reuters
Posted at Jan 05 07:40 PM

A court in Vietnam on Tuesday sentenced three freelance journalists known for their criticism of government to between 11 and 15 years in prison, after finding them guilty of spreading anti-state propaganda. Read more »

Propaganda web: Pro-Marcos literature, sites, and online disinformation linked

Enrico Berdos, VERA Files
Posted at Dec 12 04:06 AM

Heritage sites in Ilocos Norte and propaganda books all promoting the “greatness” of dictator Ferdinand Marcos are linked to one another, a study by two University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman researchers from the Marcos Regime Research Group concluded. Read more »