AI-aided red-tagging on the rise

At least two Facebook pages created this year have joined a network of social media accounts that routinely red-tag members of the left-leaning Makabayan bloc—employing deepfakes and other AI-driven tactics alongside well-established disinformation techniques.

Altered screenshots misrepresent Quimbo’s Easter message

Screenshots from Marikina Rep. Stella Quimbo’s recorded public address on Easter Sunday have been digitally altered to show misleading quotes suggesting she was rushing her electoral campaign against rival mayoral candidate Rep. Marjorie Ann “Maan” Teodoro and setting self-serving conditions for a proposed electoral debate.

May Pa-10K ang Rebisco via Lucky Manzano?

Hindi totoo ang pahayag sa isang FB post na magpapamigay raw ng P10,000 prize ang kompanyang Rebisco at dating endorser nitong si Luis Manzano na tumatakbo sa pagka-bise-gobernador sa Batangas.

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Chinese online platforms swirl with Duterte arrest disinfo

Ten days after his arrest, false reports surfaced on Chinese social media claiming that former President Rodrigo Duterte had collapsed into a coma while in detention at The Hague, where he faces trial before the International Criminal Court for crimes against humanity linked to his bloody anti-drug war.

Gaano kalaganap ang pro-Duterte fake news?

Pakinggan ang panayam ni Christian Esguerra ng Facts First kina Regine Cabato, dating correspondent ng Washington Post, at Cristina Chi ng Philstar.com, hinggil sa kung paano lumaganap ang mga maling balita at impormasyon hinggil sa pag-aresto ng ICC kay dating Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte.

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