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.
AI-generated Ang Probinsyano campaign video lacks proper disclosure
A campaign video advertisement for Ang Probinsyano Party-list was created using artificial intelligence but falls short of the Commission on Elections’s required disclosure standards.
Sarah Elago: “Let this serve as a clear warning that sexism has no place in public office…”
Tama ang pahayag ni Sarah Elago ng Gabriela Women’s Partylist na walang puwang sa public office ang mga kandidatong misogynist at bastos.
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.
Poll chief Garcia cast as ‘Garci’ from ‘Hello, Garci’ scandal
A TikTok post has falsely identified Commission on Elections Chairman George Garcia as the “Garci” referenced in the 2005 “Hello, Garci” wiretapping scandal involving then president Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.
‘Di totoo ang Pasig mayoralty race survey kung saan nangunguna si Discaya
Hindi totoo ang kumakalat na larawan na nagpapakitang diumano’y mas mataas ang survey rating ni Pasig City mayoral candidate Sarah Discaya kaysa kay reelectionist Mayor Victor “Vico” Sotto.
Manipulated photo shows Pangilinan eating with Marcoses
A photo of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and his family has been altered to falsely show independent senatorial candidate Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan joining them in a boodle fight.
Supreme Court did not issue order for president’s replacement
A TikTok user posted a manipulated video that falsely implied that the Philippine Supreme Court had issued an order to replace President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.
Mga big-time lawyers, supak ba gyod sa pag-aresto ni FPRRD?
Human gi-aresto si kanhi Presidente Rodrigo Duterte niadtong Marso 11, nanggawas ang lain-laing opinyon sa mga tawo.
Old OCTA Research interview on fake survey revived, NEEDS CONTEXT
A video posted by several Facebook accounts claims a top research firm has denied conducting a survey where results showed Vice President Sara Duterte topped President Ferdinand Marcos in trust and performance ratings. This needs context.
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Dubious FB users churn out posts on PNP ‘mass resignations’
VERA Files found signs of deliberately staged posts that spread disinformation from 13 Facebook accounts of alleged former policemen.
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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HALALAN 2025: Maging Mapanuri sa Online Posts!
Nalalapit na ang midterm elections 2025! Bilang mga responsableng botante at netizens, papaano ba natin kikilatisin ang mga balita o mga posts na ating nakikita sa iba’t ibang mga social media platforms? Tingnan sa komiks na ito!
Mayor Vico Sotto, inendorso nga ba ang kalaban?
Hindi inendorso ni reelectionist Pasig Mayor Vico Sotto ang kalaban niyang si Sarah Discaya. Dinoktor kasi ang hawak niyang certificate of candidacy sa isang pekeng litratong kumalat online!
Ano nga ba ang influence operations at FIMI?
Kasama ang reporters mula VERA Files, PhilStar.com at PressOnePH, alamin ang ibig sabihin ng Influence Operations at Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference sa video na ito.
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