FACT-CHECK: Sans context, video contrasts between Cory, Marcos orders

Apr 28, 2022 | Fact Checked by PressOnePH

CLAIM: Ex-president Cory Aquino favored violence while the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos refused to order attackRATING: MISSING CONTEXTWithout proper historical context, videos comparing the orders of two ex-presidents, Ferdinand Marcos during the 1986 EDSA “People...

How Marcos ill-gotten wealth extended to media

Apr 27, 2022 | Opinion, Razor's Edge

The best definition of news with a far-reaching social consequence is one offered by the American Press Institute: “Though it may be interesting or even entertaining, the foremost value of news is as a utility to empower the informed.”It was by way of news, its...

FACT CHECK: Late actor Rico Yan was not a Marcos, Duterte supporter

Apr 22, 2022 | Fact Checked by PressOnePH

Actress and aspiring politician Claudine Baretto falsely claimed that late actor Rico Yan supported the Marcoses and Dutertes. Claim: Rico Yan was a Marcos and Duterte supporter.Rating: FALSEActress Claudine Baretto, in a now-deleted instagram comment, falsely claimed...

Media under attack

Mar 11, 2022 | In the trenches, Opinion

In Russia, television is the primary source of information and news among ordinary Russians. But television networks are tightly under the control of Vladimir Putin.There were also radio, newspapers and online platforms but the people are glued on television watching...

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....