UPDATED DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 1 Sep) — An unidentified individual who appears to have control of the Davao City Police Office (DCPO)-Sta. Ana Police Station’s Facebook page is asking for a “refund” after losing interest in the page he/she
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 05 August) – A series of videos has been circulating on Facebook using the same unverified audio from a viral “Bakbakan sa Mindanao” clip to simulate scenes of armed conflict. These videos are fake, with no
Various group chats and Facebook and Reddit posts are being passed around claiming a modus operandi of Davao police allegedly planting drugs into vehicles. The post is FAKE, and is an old hoax dating as far back as 2018.
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews / 11 January) – Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has decided to scrap fact-checking on Facebook, Instagram and Threads. He will now rely on “community notes” by volunteers, interestingly, a system used by X (formerly Twitter), a social
The creation of echo chambers is a key tactic in influence operations, where groups, including religious entities, use targeted messaging to reinforce specific narratives.According to accepted definitions of IO, symptoms include the creation of echo chambers and/or filter bubbles. IO
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 24 June) – You might have seen this before: Facebook profiles of others you know suddenly posting wads of money on their My Day posts, with captions in English, which they barely use as a social
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / ) — Several Pro-Duterte pages on Facebook posted the same social media cards showing Vice President Sara Duterte’s ”high trust ratings” from surveys on the country’s top government officials. Last May 23, the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino
Philstar.com granted MindaNews permission to republish this piece. Several Facebook and YouTube pages have made claims that First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos is single-handedly controlling the Marcos administration.These posts and videos have called the First Lady the “mastermind” behind the decision
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 08 May) — Thousands of Facebook accounts, mostly with Vietnamese profiles, have been flooding angry emojis at some political and non-political contents posted by lawyer and PBA Party-List Rep. Margarita Ignacia “Migs” B. Nograles since December
SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur (MindaNews / 4 April)—Surigao del Sur Governor Alexander Pimentel has announced a reward of P1 million for information leading to the identification of the administrator of the “Surigao del Sur Ngayon” (SDS Ngayon) Facebook page,
Introduction The term influence operations (IO) is defined as “coordinated efforts to manipulate or corrupt public debate for a strategic goal.” IO are being carried out by actors who are either domestic or foreign, and working for either a particular
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 13 March) – Trolls pounced on the call of former President Rodrigo Duterte to support his daughter Sara’s bid for the Presidency in 2028, in what appears to be an influence operation or “coordinated efforts to
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews / 9 December) – While it appears to be free, we know of course that Facebook/Meta and other social media services are not. We are thankful for these connections, which their platforms offer to us. But it
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 16 October) – Facebook will take down the social media account of the Davao City Water District (DCWD) at 10:00 p.m. on Monday after being “mass reported,” an official of the water utility said. DCWD uses
Several videos posted on social media labelled “Just a normal day in Mindanao, where bursts of gunfire can be heard, are misleading. TikTok user @brynllyd posted a video of two men planting a tree when loud gunshots erupted in the
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 18 August) – Facebook has deleted the official page of Pastor Apollo Quiboloy, a self-proclaimed “Appointed Son of God” who is placed on a “wanted” list by the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation for sex
An overwhelming majority of adult Filipinos have come across people criticizing journalists or the news media in the country, with nearly half of them tagging politicians and ordinary people as the leading sources. The high level of criticism is associated
Facebook page Bayani Philippines (https://www.facebook.com/bayaniphilippines), which claims to be a news and media website, has been publishing contents originally published by MindaNews (mindanews.com). The former is a fake media entity. For the record, Bayani Philippines is neither an affiliate nor
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (MindaNews / 06 May) — Journalist Leonardo Vicente “Cong” Corrales on Friday filed a complaint before the National Privacy Commission against Meta, owner of social network Facebook, for not giving him access to information on those
By Cherry Salazar Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism Potential candidates have started advertising on Facebook more than a year before the May 2022 elections, spending several thousand to a few million pesos since August 2020, data from the social media
By The Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ) In a step toward campaign finance transparency in the Philippines, Facebook has started monitoring political advertising in the country through its Ad Library. It is a publicly available tool that tracks pages
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/22 August) – Founding Communist Party of the Philippines chair Jose Maria Sison was making irrational insinuations about President Rodrigo Duterte’s state of health, City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio said Tuesday. “My guess is, at the rate that he
The truth can never be silenced, online and off The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines deplores the blocking by Facebook of the account of our former chairperson, respected journalist and blogger Inday Espina-Varona, at the behest of
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/30 June) — Smart Telecommunication will provide a mobile free data service to allow millions of Filipinos here and abroad to watch the full coverage of the inauguration of President-elect Rodrigo R. Duterte. This also marked the giant
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 22 June) – Talks between incoming Presidential Communications and Operations Office (PCOO) secretary Martin Andanar and Elizabeth Hernandez, Facebook head for Public Policy in Asia Pacific, on livestreaming the inauguration of President-elect Rodrigo R. Duterte on June
Katulog nga minanok bunga sa kahingawang mihamok sa pangisip nga sa kalibog gisamok sa kagahob sa lugaynong panaglabok. Mga buot kuno sa lungsod ug nasod moalagad nanag-indigay sa maanindot nga mga saad, nagpalabwanay sa ilang kunong mga abilidad, iyahayg angkon
PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan (MindaNews / 28 March) — One day I will get bored with Facebook. Although it seems that THAT day is not yet today. Some get bored with my posts, the way I also get bored with
