Nov 12, 2024 | Influence Operations, Top Stories, West Philippine Sea
A wave of suspicious X (formerly Twitter) accounts simultaneously posted screenshots of the debunked “polvoron” video, which falsely showed President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. using illegal drugs, just days after the Philippines passed laws asserting its sovereignty over the West Philippine Sea.
Jun 10, 2024 | In the trenches, Opinion, West Philippine Sea
Earlier this month, a spokesman for China’s defense ministry slammed its rival, the United States, for deploying its new “Typhoon” missile launcher system in the northern Philippines.
Dec 21, 2023 | Influence Operations, Top Stories
Influencers on TikTok covered the recent “Christmas convoy” of vessels at the West Philippine Sea that had to turn back to Palawan after they were shadowed and water-cannoned by Chinese vessels.