AFP Fact Check: Photo of Pope Francis ‘meeting’ Duterte fake

Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Thu, 07 Feb 2019 08:29:44 +0000

A photo circulating on social media showing President Rodrigo Duterte meeting with Pope Francis is fake, AFP said.

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Fact-check: No, India did not declare holiday for Duterte visit

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Fri, 01 Feb 2019 04:23:33 +0000

Fact-check: No, India did not declare holiday for Duterte visit

India did not declare a holiday just because President Rodrigo Duterte visited that country, an AFP fact-checking has recently revealed.

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Briones wants discernment of fake news included in school curricula

Credit to Author: cmolina| Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2019 06:00:16 +0000

Education Secretary Leonor Briones is batting for the inclusion of programs in the school curricula that will teach students skills intended to help them discern true information from the fake ones, as she urged campus journalists to distinguish journalism from propaganda.

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Don’t be fooled by fake ‘feces’ headline memes attributed to Inquirer

Credit to Author: acerojano| Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2019 10:05:59 +0000

Don’t be fooled by fake ‘feces’ headline memes attributed to Inquirer

INQUIRER.net is taking exception to a meme of a news headline being attributed to the news site to attack the Inquirer brand name.

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Robredo: Facebook ban on pro-Duterte websites a huge gift

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Sun, 13 Jan 2019 21:31:14 +0000

Vice President Leni Robredo has welcomed Facebook’s ban on a local company behind spurious social media accounts known for spreading questionable articles in favor of President Rodrigo Duterte’s administration and maliciously attacking his critics.

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