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House backs Tri-Comm proposed reforms vs fake news, troll farms

The House of Representatives adopted Committee Report 1498 of the Tri-Comm calling for new legislation that would penalize the creators, funders and disseminators of...

Solon pushes franchise for META, even as it commits to purge fake news

Surigao del Sur Rep. Johnny Pimentel on Thursday proposed that Meta, the company behind Facebook and Instagram, be required to obtain a congressional franchise...

Vietnam police arrest admin of popular YouTube channel

Hanoi, Vietnam—Vietnamese police said Wednesday they had arrested administrators of a YouTube channel with two million subscribers for allegedly spreading false information about state officials. Rights...

Palace hails Pinoy-made fact-checking tool vs fake news

Malacañang on Friday commended the development of a groundbreaking artificial intelligence (AI) tool designed to detect fake news on the social media platform Facebook...

House appoints 1st spokesperson to counter disinformation, trolls

The House of Representatives has appointed lawyer Priscilla Marie Abante as its official spokesperson for the remainder of the 19th Congress, in a strategic...

The winds of change

“I trust the next generation of voters and politicians, many of whom are my students” The recently concluded midterm election is remarkable and exceptional in...

Malacañang urges voters to beware of ‘fake news’ as polls near

With the midterm elections just around the corner, Malacañang issued a strong reminder to the public to remain vigilant against the spread of disinformation,...

NMC slams China’s WPS ‘disinformation campaign’

The National Maritime Council (NMC) on Saturday denounced what it described as a disinformation campaign by China regarding Pag-asa Cay 2 (Sandy Cay), a...

PNP speeds up fake news crackdown

The Philippine National Police (PNP) Joint Anti-Fake News Action Committee (JAFNAC) has launched an investigation into the alleged disinformation surrounding the kidnapping of several...

‘Fake news being weaponized by pro-Duterte groups’

Lawmakers denounced the “weaponization of disinformation” through fake pro-Duterte social media accounts, warning that the coordinated digital campaign is undermining Philippine democracy ahead of...

DSWD rolls out program to combat fake news

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is launching a nationwide information campaign called “Tamang Tulong sa Tamang Impormasyon” to combat misinformation and...

Palace raises grave concerns over fake news

Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin on Thursday raised serious concerns over the growing problem of fake news, saying its impact is being felt worldwide. “You know,...

A thousand cuts to defeat disinformation

“This historic moment underscores that no one, not even a former head of state, is above the rule of law” FORMER President Rodrigo Duterte was...

Lawmaker assails TikTok over failure to control spread of lies

1-RIDER party-list Rep. Rodge Gutierrez on Sunday said the spread of false claims on TikTok asserting that China owns Palawan underscores the platform’s failure...
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