FACT CHECK: BBM did NOT order shutdown of social media platforms
A news graphic claiming that President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. said he will order the shutdown of social media platforms is circulating online. This is fake.
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A news graphic claiming that President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. said he will order the shutdown of social media platforms is circulating online. This is fake.
A heavy dose of conspiracy theory, denial of human rights violations during the Marcos dictatorship and casting of democracy icon President Corazon Aquino as villain were among the scores of martial law and Edsa-1 related disinformation debunked by Tsek.ph.
Aware of its critical role in Philippine politics, Meta (formerly Facebook) has vowed to prioritize mitigating risks of coordinated campaigns across all its applications seeking to manipulate public debate in the forthcoming elections.