Election disinformation efforts target to damage Robredo’s image, boost Marcos Jr.’s

Yvonne Chua, journalism professor and project leader of Tsek PH, deconstructs election misinformation through a series of fact checking initiatives. FactsFirstPH

MANILA, Philippines – As the election campaign season heats up, disinformation efforts are in overdrive in an attempt to elevate or belittle presidential candidates.

Chua discussed the essential role of fact checking in understanding or deconstructing the misinformation landscape in the Philippines. With unverified information flowing faster and easier than ever on social media, complacency might yieldCiting the initial findings of a collaborative study with Associate Professor Maria Diosa Labiste based from Tsek.

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