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Disinfo campaign pits UN Human Rights Commission vs Marcos Jr as Duterte’s trial, dela Rosa arrest looms
A pro-Duterte network was observed pushing a false narrative on Facebook and TikTok, falsely claiming that the United Nations Human Rights Council had filed a case against the Marcos administration for allegedly using the International Criminal Court against former president Rodrigo Duterte.
What online shock exposés do — and how to spot them
In the age of viral content and algorithm-driven outrage, looking and sounding like journalism is no longer enough.
When lifelines are labeled as conspiracy: The toll on small and non-profit newsrooms
A collaborative investigation by journalists from Southeast Asia has uncovered a coordinated campaign that weaponized transparency to dismantle the world’s primary foreign aid apparatus and vilify media outlets that received funding, labeling them as propaganda machines.
How a campaign of ‘half-truths’ against USAID went global and reached Asia
A coordinated bombardment of half-truths led by billionaire Elon Musk, WikiLeaks, and a loose network of self-styled free-speech advocates turned USAID’s own transparency against itself, in the lead-up to its eventual collapse in early 2025.
ICC shuts comments box on Facebook page amid sustained harassment from pro-Duterte accounts
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has disabled the comment sections on its official Facebook page following a relentless wave of coordinated harassment and synchronized noise from pro-Duterte accounts.
Fake Facebook accounts bolster Chinese Embassy attacks vs PCIJ
Fake networks target investigative journalism.
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