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Why the novel coronavirus became a social media nightmare

New York—The biggest reputational risk Facebook and other social media companies had expected in 2020 was fake news surrounding the US presidential election. Be...

Arrest fake news purveyors–DILG

The Interior and Local Government Department has ordered the Philippine National Police to track down and arrest more fake news purveyors as they “endanger...

Think before you click

"Thoughtless posts contribute to the panic."   This phrase was uttered by my batchmate at the Polytechnic University of the Philippines Laboratory High School, Rommel de...

NBI to go after purveyors of fake news

In an effort to intensify the campaign against the proliferation of fake news on the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the National Bureau of Investigation...

How to prevent spreading fake COVID-19 reports

News spreads more quickly than ever now. And the biggest item in the cycle is everything COVID-related.  However, not all information and news circulating online...

The coronavirus and freedom of expression

"People must be educated to be more discerning of what and what not to believe in." The coronavirus scare is driving the rumor mills in...

nCoV won’t turn patients into zombies – Malaysia

Kuala Lumpur—The deadly coronavirus will not cause victims to act like zombies, Malaysia’s government said on social media, as officials act to correct the...

Basic protection

As if the coronavirus that originated in China and which has now spread to several countries were not bad enough, people also have to...

Sustaining the bayanihan

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Face value

A December 2019 survey among 233 traditional and digital news publishers from 32 countries revealed that lies, half-truths and fake news from politicians will...

Palace denies state-sponsored ‘fake news’

Malacañang on Sunday denied peddling false and misleading information following a study which claimed that state-sponsored propaganda in the Philippines has led to the...

China bans use of AI, virtual reality for fake news

Beijing—China has issued new rules banning online video and audio providers from using artificial intelligence (AI) and virtual reality technologies to produce "fake news." The...

Nigeria’s media code fuels worries over freedom of expression

By Sophie Bouillon  Nigeria has announced it will tighten regulations on social media in a bid to fight the “cancer” of fake news and disinformation,...

In Iraq, activists discern the real from the ridiculous

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