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How to Spot Fake News - Part 2

In the 2nd part of our conversation with investigative journalist Regine Cabato, we uncover the profiles of troll accounts, the machinery that funds their dealings, and what we can do individually and collectively to stop the spread of fake news.


SOURCES AND RELATED MATERIALS:


"Made in the Philippines: Fake social media accounts and trolls with global ambitions" by Regine Cabato and Shibani Mahtani, The Washington Post: https://wapo.st/38J0vM5

"How the Philippines’ brutal history is being whitewashed for voters" by Regine Cabato and Shibani Mahtani, The Washington Post: https://wapo.st/39nppAZ

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"SparkToro tool shows Marcos with 42.6% ‘fake followers’ on Twitter, Moreno with 40.5%" by Gelo Gonzales: https://bit.ly/CandidatesFakeFollowers"Senate seeks details of over 1,400 contractual workers under Palace communications office" by Alyssa Nicole O. Tan: https://bit.ly/SenateProbeTrolls


Fact-checkers 👇👇👇

Vera Files: https://verafiles.org/ and https://www.facebook.com/verafiles/

Fact Check Philippines: https://www.facebook.com/FactCheckPhils/

Out of the Box: https://www.ootbmedialiteracy.org/ and https://www.facebook.com/ootbmedialiteracy/

Tsek PH: https://www.tsek.ph/ and https://www.facebook.com/tsek.ph/


FAKE NEWS QUIZ: https://www.inclusivedemocracy.ph/fakenewschallenge

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