VERA FILES FACT CHECK: NO Robredo-Meta meeting to ban pro-Marcos accounts
Meta, Facebook's parent company, denied the claim.
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VERA FILES FACT CHECK YEARENDER: YouTube disinformation mas notorious at naka-network sa Facebook noong 2021
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.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK YEARENDER: YouTube disinformation more notorious and networked on Facebook in 2021
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.
Coalition urges Facebook to address electoral disinformation in 2022 polls
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.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: No, typing ‘gratula’ will NOT check your FB account’s safety
The color change happens due to an FB feature called Text Delight.
Facebook Oversight Board under scrutiny for representation, authority, independence
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.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Netizens revive MANIPULATED clip of Poe ‘wanting to block FB’ in PH
The viral videos took out a crucial clause in Poe's statement.
Facebook introduces ‘News’ section tab
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.
FB links Duterte social media head to shady pages, groups
Duterte Warriors has been flagged repeatedly by VERA Files Fact Check as a top sharer of several misleading reports published by dubious websites.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK YEARENDER: VP poll recount, Dengvaxia issue spark the most fake news online in 2018
We compiled a list of the top issues in the country that triggered the most number of fake news posts this year.
