Another round of fabricated quotes has circulated on social media, this time misrepresenting Russian president Vladimir Putin, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, and Chinese president Xi Jinping.
Social media platform X (formerly Twitter) temporarily restricted a network of Chinese-linked accounts involved in coordinated attacks against President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. after his signing of landmark laws asserting Manila’s rights over the West Philippine Sea.
China is fighting a lonely battle.
A YouTube channel made the false claim that the Philippines was bombed by China due to tensions in the West Philippine Sea.
Chinese state media organizations have been using the Filipino language to propagate pro-China messages on websites and social media.
