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Cebu City, Philippines—Stop spreading fake news. Amid the recent series of earthquakes in Mindanao, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) appealed to the public to refrain from sharing and circulating unverified information regarding an “anticipated…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña today lodged criminal and administrative charges against Cebu City Councilor Pastor “Jun” Alcover Jr. for allegedly spreadking a fake post about the mayor. Osmeña filed the administrative and…
The partnership of Facebook with two local media outlets for a third-party fact checking program would strengthen the fight against fake news, Senator Bam Aquino said on Saturday. Aquino said the move of the social media giant…
My daughter Antoinette has a wonderful way of describing mornings. Every day, at around 6:30 a.m., after the customary knock on the door, Jeff lets her and her brothers in the master’s bedroom. The unica hija would…
The Senate hearings on fake news ended with a bang on Thursday, with Sen. Grace Poe clashing with presidential spokesperson Harry Roque over her bill that would penalize state employees and officials who share false information. Roque…
A COMPLAINT against people responsible in the alleged fake bomb report of the Cebu Flash Report (CFR) will be filed soon. Supt. Eleoveo Marquez, Lapu-Lapu City Police Office’s Investigation and Detection Management Branch chief, said in a…
Siloy Campus Journalism In a sea of aspiring journalists learning how to effectively write news reports and feature articles, there was 12-year-old Myles Augustine Rosel seated at the farthest side of the room thinking of ways on…
Kinahanglan g’yud nga magpaka-responsable kitang tanan sa paggamit sa internet ug sa social media ilabina sa Facebook. Paeta sa uban kay gagmay’ng misunderstanding sa pamilya diritso dayon og post sa Facebook unya saw-an ug komentaryohan. Ang resulta…
How can ordinary folk tell the difference between fake news and factual news stories on social media? The answer lies in equipping people with the tools to filter and delouse fake news and search for reliable, established…
Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma challenged members of the Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas (KBP) – Cebu to stay true to the practice of truthful and objective reporting and to do away with spreading unverified reports. In…
While purveyors of fake news are best left ignored to their devices in order not to gratify and further bolster their self-confidence and arrogance, there comes a time when their irresponsibility and sheer presence simply cannot be…
The investigation meant to unmask the creators of the controversial Facebook page is 80 percent complete. Chief Insp. Leo Dofiles, head of the anti-cybercrime unit of the Police Regional Office in Central Visayas (PRO-7), said they are…
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