U.S. visa bans on fact-checkers undermine press freedom – IFCN
IFCN rejects the attempt to portray fact-checking as a security threat and warns of rising global repression
FACT-CHECK: Fabricated advisories declaring a lockdown due to Mpox virus spread on social media
Several fabricated and recycled news cards and public advisory posters have circulated on Facebook, falsely claiming that a general community quarantine (GCQ) could be imposed across Metro Manila and other regions within the month of June due to increasing cases of Mpox virus infections in the Philippines.
Gov’t to allow foreigners with long-term visas to enter PH by August
Foreign nationals with long-term visas will be permitted to enter the country starting August, Palace spokesman Harry Roque said on Friday.
