This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.The Facebook page called itself Bicol News, implying that it was managed by a news organization. It was also posting content that appeared “timely” and “accurate — at least as far as 20-year-old Christian, a student from a major university in Albay province, is concerned.
Rappler reached out to the Villafuertes through email and Facebook Messenger to request for an interview about political disinformation in Camarines Sur, but they have not yet responded. We will update this story once they do.Bicol News is not the only page that presents itself as a news outlet, but is actually weaponized to spread and boost propaganda against opposition politicians in Camarines Sur.
Beyond the promotional and attack posts, these dubious pages sustain engagement levels by reposting viral news content, entertainment, or lifestyle content that can urge online audiences to react and share. However, this author found that quite a number of the users behind these pages have also been commenting positively on posts of the Villafuerte family.
AVID BOOSTER. Advertiser’s info of a certain boosted attack content of Bicol Headlines shows that the name from the advertiser’s email address is identical to a certain Jillian Kendra Camacho who commented under Bicol Politics’ video promoting Migz Villafuerte /Screenshot from Bicol Headlines Ads Library, Bicol Politics Facebook page
One of the attacks against him was a post from a page named DDS Bicol claiming that the former president Rodrigo Duterte slammed Andaya for insulting Benjamin Diokno over the congressman’s criticism of Diokno’s alleged insertions in the national budget. the claim, stating that the report was fabricated using a distorted Rappler story, “a spliced footage of his scuffle with LRay over a land dispute in April and a cut video of his address that was edited to make him look like the devil.
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