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Tag: Facebook

  • Categories FACT CHECK FB FC

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Israel NOT deploying laser cannons to Ukraine

    By VERA Files Fact Check  |  Apr 27, 2022 8:20 PM

    A Facebook (FB) video insinuated that Israel is talking to Ukraine to facilitate the delivery of laser weapons against drones and missiles. This claim has no basis. FB page Pinoyy […]

    Facebook, No basis, Ukraine

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    Categories FACT CHECK PHL Vote 2022

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: NO Robredo-Meta meeting to ban pro-Marcos accounts

    By VERA Files  |  Feb 11, 2022 8:24 PM

    Meta, Facebook’s parent company, denied the claim.

    bongbong marcos, Facebook, Leni Robredo, Meta

  • vffc-ye-youtube-disinfo-thumbnail.jpg
    Categories Fact Check Filipino

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK YEARENDER: YouTube disinformation mas notorious at naka-network sa Facebook noong 2021

    By Celine Isabelle Samson  |  Dec 22, 2021 11:25 AM

    Ngayong taon, naging mas kitang-kita ang isang nakababahalang trend sa lokal na disinformation mula sa mga YouTube channel. Isang video sa YouTube lang ang kailangan na ma-upload sa mga social media channel upang maging isang matinding tagapagkalat ng misinformation.

    2021 yearender, disinformation, Facebook, yearender, YouTube

  • vffc-ye-youtube-disinfo-thumbnail.jpg
    Categories Editor's Pick FACT CHECK News

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK YEARENDER: YouTube disinformation more notorious and networked on Facebook in 2021

    By Celine Isabelle Samson  |  Dec 22, 2021 10:00 AM

    This year, a worrisome trend in local disinformation from YouTube channels became more prominent. It takes only one YouTube video uploaded across social media channels to be a super-spreader of misinformation.

    2021 yearender, disinformation, Facebook, yearender, YouTube

  • Screenshot of Letter to FB.png
    Categories News PHL Vote 2022

    Coalition urges Facebook to address electoral disinformation in 2022 polls

    By Reiven Pascasio  |  Nov 17, 2021 10:00 PM

    ​A coalition of lawyers, academe, civil society and advocacy groups both local and international is calling on Facebook to provide transparency and increased resources against disinformation as the 2022 polls draw near.

    Elections 2022, Facebook

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    Categories FACT CHECK

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: No, typing ‘gratula’ will NOT check your FB account’s safety

    By VERA Files  |  Aug 16, 2020 9:02 PM

    The color change happens due to an FB feature called Text Delight.

    digital security, Facebook

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    Categories News

    Facebook Oversight Board under scrutiny for representation, authority, independence

    By Merinette Retona  |  Jun 03, 2020 12:51 PM

    The lone representative of Southeast Asia in Facebook’s Oversight Board (OB) asserted that the body should be “as independent as it could get” even as free expression and human rights advocates caution against high expectations from what is also dubbed as the “supreme court” for the world’s largest social media networking site.

    Facebook, Facebook's Oversight Board

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    Categories FACT CHECK

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Netizens revive MANIPULATED clip of Poe ‘wanting to block FB’ in PH

    By VERA Files  |  May 13, 2020 4:02 AM

    The viral videos took out a crucial clause in Poe’s statement.

    Facebook, Grace Poe, NTC

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    Categories News

    Facebook introduces ‘News’ section tab

    By Celine Isabelle B. Samson  |  Oct 25, 2019 11:30 PM

    Facebook users will soon be able to get news through a special in-app tab, with the new feature being rolled out in select cities in the United States yesterday, Oct. 25. This comes as the social media giant faced criticism for being a platform for mis- and disinformation.

    Facebook

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    Categories Editor's Pick News

    FB links Duterte social media head to shady pages, groups

    By VERA FILES  |  Mar 29, 2019 7:15 PM

    Duterte Warriors has been flagged repeatedly by VERA Files Fact Check as a top sharer of several misleading reports published by dubious websites.

    Facebook

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