The Chinese Embassy in Manila on Tuesday night formally denied that China has included the Philippines in its blacklist for tourism.”The report of ‘tourist blacklist’ is misinformation. China has not placed the Philippines on its blacklist for tourism,” it said.Hours earlier, the… Read More
Journalists ranked second among groups surveyed as purveyors of fake news, according to Pulse Asia.
Leading the pack as major source of fake news are social media influencers, blogger and vloggers.
In the curvey conducted nationwide on September 17-21, 2022, with 1,200 respondents, Pulse Asia identified social media influencers, blogger and vloggers as the leading source of fake news (58 percent), followed by journalists (40 percent), national level politicians (37 percent), local politicians (30 percent), civic/NGO leaders (15 percent), businessmen (11 percent), and academics/professors/teachers (4 percent).
In the survey, Pulse Asia said 86 percent of Filipinos agree that fake news is an issue besetting the country today, with 14 percent of respondents dissenting.
Most of the respondents cited internet or social media and television ((68 percent and 67 percent, respectively) as sources of misinformation.
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte on Thursday addressed allegations that she was using a presidential aircraft for her “personal Manila-Davao City trip” on a daily basis.
In a statement, Duterte said she hoped the person behind the malicious claim would… Read More
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has enjoined the communication experts to join his administration in its fight against misinformation and fake news.During the 2022 National Public Relations Congress held Thursday, Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles said Marcos is optimistic… Read More