Fake news

YouTube shooting shows how fake news spirals on social media

by Frédéric POUCHOT / Fiachra GIBBONS Agence France-Presse PARIS, France - Within minutes of the shooting at YouTube offices in…

New standards for journalists to fight fake news

PARIS, France (AFP) -- Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and leading broadcasters launched a drive against fake news Tuesday with a…

Youth group files charges vs Mocha Uson over alleged acts of “disinformation”

(Eagle News)---A group of youth leaders called for the removal of Assistant Communications Secretary Mocha Uson, calling her a "threat…

Malaysia proposes 10 years’ jail for ‘fake news’

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) -- The Malaysian government Monday proposed a law to combat "fake news" which could see offenders…

Facebook, Google warn Singapore against ‘fake news’ law

SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP) -- Internet giants Facebook and Google on Thursday warned Singapore against introducing new laws to combat "fake…

PCOO: Act of defining “fake news” can result in “seemingly boundless gov’t regulation that runs counter to freedom of speech”

By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service The Presidential Communications Operations Office on Thursday expressed reservations about providing a definition for…

Nationwide Information Network System itatayo ng gobyerno vs fake news

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) -- Plano ng gobyerno na magtayo ng isang information satellite network sa buong bansa. Sinabi ni…

Foreign entity Omidyar Network donates PDRs to Rappler managers to “address” SEC ruling

  (Eagle News) – The foreign investor group Omidyar Network announced on Wednesday that it “has donated the Philippine Depository…

Play ‘fake news tycoon’ to combat misinformation

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Trolling, impersonating, demonizing: these are just some of the behaviors encouraged in a new online…

Roque: Poe bill vs fake news “presumed unconstitutional”

(Eagle News)-- Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque on Saturday said Senator Grace Poe's bill against "fake news"  was "presumed unconstitutional." In…

Newly appointed PNP spokesperson admits fake news now a “big challenge”

By Mar Gabriel Eagle News Service The newly appointed Philippine National Police spokesperson admitted on Wednesday said fake news now…

Robredo camp: Badoy “hardly the most credible person to talk about fake news”

(Eagle News) -- A lawyer for Vice President Leni Robredo on Wednesday slammed Communications Undersecretary Lorraine Badoy after she accused the…

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