AI fakery rises, but cheapfakes still rule the race
AI-manipulated videos and audio have emerged as a growing disinformation tactic ahead of Monday’s midterm elections—more frequent, more targeted and more deceptive. Despite their rise, simpler manipulations, or shallowfakes, remain the more widespread threat, continuing to dominate the misinformation landscape flagged by fact-checkers.
Sen. Imee: “Ang gobyerno ngayon, ay hindi Marcos. Ang gobyerno ngayon, ay Romualdez at Araneta.”
Lantad na lantad sa pahayag ni Sen. Imee Marcos ang realidad ng politika sa bansa – ito ay pinaghaharian ng mga elite na maaaring magkampihan o magwatak-watak para sa kanilang interes.
Tsek/Eks: Bong Go, mamimigay ng P5,000 matapos mag-No.1 sa Senate race?
Peke ang Facebook page na Bong Go PH kung saan umano namimigay si Senador-elect Bong Go ng P5,000 dahil sa kanyang pagkapanalo.
Misleading clips of Honeylet’s remark suggest Duterte’s return after mayoral win
Days after the elections, multiple videos circulated online, misleading viewers with a clip of former president Rodrigo Duterte’s common-law wife and falsely claiming that his return to the Philippines had been decided on.
Photos misused to depict P20/kilo rice as chicken feed
A Facebook fan page impersonating “Kitty Duterte” has posted a misleading compilation of photos to mock and discredit the government’s P20 per kilo rice, sarcastically labeling it as “dolomite sand” and suggesting it was suitable only as animal feed.
OLD clip used in video of Willie Revillame “not accepting defeat”
A clip is circulating online of television host and senatorial candidate Willie Revillame supposedly airing his frustrations over his electoral defeat. This is misleading. The video was shot before the May 12 polls.
Duterte sculpture in The Netherlands is AI-generated
A Facebook user posted a photo of a sculpture of former president Rodrigo Duterte supposedly made by the Dutch in The Netherlands. This is fake.
OLD clips used to show Duterte arrival at Manila International Airport
A video supposedly of the arrival of former president Rodrigo Duterte at the Manila International Airport (MIA) is circulating online. This is false.
ICC did NOT junk charges vs Duterte
A Facebook reel claimed that the International Criminal Court has dismissed the charges of crimes against humanity against former president Rodrigo Duterte. This is false.
Tulfo, Gomez heated exchange used to promote crypto website
A Facebook page posted a photo of congressmen Erwin Tulfo (ACT-CIS Partylist) and Richard Gomez (Leyte, 4th District), claiming the two argued after the latter accidentally exposed a secret government-backed income program during a plenary session. This is false.
Ex-president Duterte did not explicitly support the free college act
Multiple pro-Duterte Facebook users compared Senator-elect Bam Aquino and ex-president Rodrigo Duterte for their involvement with the passage of Republic Act No. 10931, or the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act of 2017.
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Kasama si Cheche Lazaro, isang beteranong broadcast journalist, balikan natin ang tunay na papel ng media sa isang malaya at demokratikong lipunan. Alamin kung paano tayo nililigaw ng disinformation—at kung paano tayo makakalaban pabalik gamit ang kritikal na pag-iisip at paninindigan sa katotohanan.
Tsek/Eks: ‘Makatao o ‘Di Makatao?’
Ayon kay Former Associate Justice Antonio Carpio, hindi makatao ang ilang mga pahayag sa social media hinggil sa pagkaaresto ng ICC kay Rodrigo Duterte dahil sa madugo nitong drug war.
Survey at disimpormasyon
Panoorin ang panayam kay UP Department of Political Science Assoc. Prof. Alicor Panao tungkol sa mga survey at kung paano ito nagagamit sa disimpormasyon.
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Paano makatutulong ang MIL sa halalan?
Sa episode na ito, pag-uusapan natin kung paano makakatulong ang MIL sa pagharap natin sa Halalan 2025 kasama sina PAMIL vice president Kenneth Porio at treasurer Maurice John Ramos.
Midyang Responsable, Mapanuring Botante: Maging mapagmatyag at kritikal
Ngayong 2025 midterm elections, hindi lang media ang may responsibilidad na labanan ang maling information.
Midyang Responsable, Mapanuring Botante: Growth of Disinformation
Ngayong 2025 midterm elections, hindi na lang election violence at vote buying ang kailangan nating bantayan. Kailangan din nating maging alerto sa mga intensyunal na pagpapakalat ng maling information para maimpluwensyahan ang magiging resulta ng eleksyon.
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