‘Marcos campaign boosted by disinformation’—Tsek.Ph coordinator

May 14, 2022 | Media, Top Stories

The campaign of former senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. for the presidency was helped by an “effective use of disinformation,” the coordinator of the fact-checking collective Tsek.Ph said. “It was a very effective public relations campaign which was boosted...

Comms educators, professionals to host post-election forum; Ces Drilon to moderate

May 6, 2022 | Media

How close were the surveys and exit polls in predicting the outcome of the 2022 elections?This will be central question to be discussed in the tenth and concluding webinar of National Forum on Communication and Democracy: Philippine Elections 2022 series, organized by...

Duterte declares Aug. 30 as National Press Freedom Day in PH

Apr 27, 2022 | Church, Media

President Rodrigo Duterte has signed into law a measure declaring Aug. 30 of every year as National Press Freedom Day.Acting Palace spokesman Martin Andanar said in a virtual presser that the date coincided with the birthday of Marcelo del Pilar, who is dubbed the...

Seeding doubt and hate: How mimicking news boosts disinformation, attacks online

Mar 11, 2022 | Media

MANILA, Philippines – When “microcelebrities” and influencers claim space on social media, their attempts to position themselves as authoritative sources of information must be scrutinized because this affects how Filpinos trust their online sources of...

PCS holds webinar on role of tech titans in PH elections on March 9

Mar 7, 2022 | Media

Filipinos are digitally immersed in a cascade of news and information. And the COVID-19 pandemic has amplified changes in our systems, allowing the migration of election campaigns to online avenues like social media.Networked environments and digital technologies...

Disinformation attempts to rehabilitate the Marcoses, disparage EDSA

Feb 28, 2022 | Media

By Tsek.PH A heavy dose of conspiracy theory, denial of human rights violations during the Marcos dictatorship and casting of democracy icon President Corazon Aquino as villain were among the scores of martial law and Edsa-1 related disinformation debunked by Tsek.ph....