Representatives from several prominent academic institutions, media and civil society organizations emphasized the significance of fact-checking in fighting mis- and disinformation, especially with the upcoming May 2022 elections.
By seeking to penalize only “false and deceiving content online,” the bill neglects disinformation that spread through other vectors.
A pioneering collaborative fact‐checking project to combat fake news and other forms of disinformation in the run‐up to the May 2019 elections will be launched tomorrow, February 11 (Monday), 10 a.m., at the University of the Philippines in Diliman, Quezon City.
