The danger of eliminating anonymity in social media
One of the attributes of Facebook (now called Meta) that attracted many to the platform, which is now the biggest in the universe (with 2.89 billion users), is anonymity.
Monthly Archives: December 2021
Tikim: The remarkable legacy of Doreen G. Fernandez
Reading Tikim again today feels fresh and relevant, even after it was first published 27 years ago.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Japan-PH partnership DID NOT use ‘Marcos’ blueprint for highway project
There was no mention of any blueprint or contribution from Marcos.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK YEARENDER: Presidential bid ni Marcos Jr. nagsusulong ng pro-Marcos propaganda
Matapos ipahayag ni Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. noong Okt. 5 na tatakbo siya bilang pangulo sa halalan ng 2022, ang mga paulit-ulit na pahayag na pinupuri ang kanyang ama, ang yumaong diktador Ferdinand Marcos Sr., at ang kanyang diktatoryal na rehimen ay kapansin-pansing tumaas.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK YEARENDER: Marcos Jr.’s presidential bid props up pro-Marcos propaganda
The types of Marcos propaganda circulating on social media mostly exaggerated myths on Marcos Sr. and his regime, featured denials of graft and corruption charges against the family, and vilified the administrations that came after 1986.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: This P500 banknote design featuring a tarsier is FAKE
An officer from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas said the circulating banknote design was "edited."
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: 10-year-old photos FALSELY passed off as the effects of Typhoon Odette
They were taken in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Sendong in December 2011.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK YEARENDER: Bakulaw, Bakulam, Bakuna: Ang mga anyo ng COVID-19 vaccine disinformation noong 2021
Sinimulan ng administrasyong Duterte noong Pebrero ang pagpaplantsa ng mga deal para makakuha ng mga bakuna laban sa coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) at mabakunahan ang 70 milyong Pilipino na nasa hustong gulang at maabot ang "herd immunity" sa katapusan ng taon.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK YEARENDER: Bakulaw, Bakulam, Bakuna: The forms that COVID-19 vaccine disinformation took in 2021
As the Philippines ramped up coverage of COVID-19 vaccination in 2021, VERA Files fact-checked more than double of online disinformation about the vaccines, targeting safety and side effects.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Pahayag na si dating spox Roque ang gumawa ng health care law nangangailangan ng konteksto
Isang infographic ang nagbigay kredito sa dating Kabayan Party-list representative na si Harry Roque bilang may-akda ng Universal Health Care Law. Nangangailangan ito ng konteksto dahil isa lamang siya sa mahigit isandaang iba pang mambabatas na nakalista bilang mga may-akda.
