‘Babification, tribute art’: Facebook content mills leverage AI to boost Dutertes
AI-powered Facebook network boosts Dutertes, targets rivals before 2028.
Filipino trust in news posts biggest fall — Digital News Report 2026
Trust in news in the Philippines plummeted by 10 points in 2026, the steepest decline among all 48 markets covered by this year’s Reuters Institute Digital News Report.
Disinformation drove 2025 midterm election narratives, study finds
Manipulative political narratives amplified on social media are seeking to shape public opinion and undermine trust in the 2025 Philippine midterm election outcomes, according to a new report by the Sigla Research Center.
FACT-CHECK: Harry Roque did not faint while being interviewed in Germany
A YouTube video falsely claimed that Harry Roque had fainted in Germany in the middle of an interview.
FACT-CHECK: Hontiveros and Pimentel did not get floral tributes after opposing motion to dismiss impeachment
A video of senators. Risa Hontiveros and Koko Pimentel has circulated on Facebook, with the social media user falsely claiming that the opposition lawmakers received floral tributes after opposing Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa’s motion to dismiss Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment case.
