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Turkey introduces jail terms for ‘fake news’

by Burcin Gercek Agence France Presse Ankara, Turkey (AFP) -- Turkey's parliament on Thursday approved a tough pre-election law that…

Russia adopts bill on jail terms for ‘fake’ news on state actions abroad

  MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Russian lawmakers on Tuesday approved legislation imposing jail terms of up to 15 years for…

Wikipedia unveils ‘code of conduct’ to stem misinformation

  WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Wikipedia on Tuesday unveiled a "universal code of conduct" aimed at stemming abuse, misinformation…

PAGASA: No “equinox phenomenon” in next five days

(Eagle News)--The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration on Thursday, May 7, belied social media reports there would be…

PNP: Case build-up vs people behind fake info The Medical City had been raided ongoing

(Eagle News)--The Philippine National Police is conducting a case build-up against those behind the information The Medical City had been…

IATF belies social media reports quarantine in Luzon will be extended

No military control of Luzon either, Nograles says (Eagle News)--The Inter-agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of Emerging Infectious…

Palace slams proliferation of false info on COVID-19

(Eagle News) -- The Palace on Friday, March 20, slammed the proliferation of fake news online as the government deals…

NBI to look for sources of “fake news” on COVID-19

(Eagle News) -- The National Bureau of Investigation on Friday, March 20, said it was looking for the sources of…

NBI directed to probe alleged deliberate dissemination of fake news related to novel coronavirus

(Eagle News)--Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra has directed the National Bureau of Investigation to probe the alleged deliberate dissemination of fake…

MRT-3 denies “suicide bomber” reports; says PNP merely conducted “penetration test” to assess security

(Eagle News) --Fake news. This was how the Metro Rail Transit-3 described  social media reports a suicide bomber had been…

MMDA’s Pialago files cyber libel raps vs admins of 2 social media sites allegedly spreading fake news

(Eagle News)--Metropolitan Manila Development Authority spokesperson Celine Pialago has filed complaints against the administrators of two social media sites she…

PNP denies “tanim-droga” scheme in checkpoints, says viral post was regarding an incident outside PHL

(Eagle News) -- The Philippine National Police denied claims of an alleged "tanim-droga" scheme being done by police officers in…

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