INABANGA, Bohol— Nearly three months after gunmen belonging to a homegrown terror group tried to set up base in this Bohol town, fear continues to haunt residents in another form — fake news. But nothing could stop the town from moving on — and days before it celebrates its fiesta, fighting fake news could prove to be as formidable a task as keeping terrorists off. Days before they celebrate their town’s feast, villagers were gripped with fear over fake news, circulating in social media, that the town would be bombed. “Let’s not believe fake news,” said Inabanga Mayor Josephine Socorro Jumamoy. ADVERTISEMENTTen contingents from 50 villages joined the Raffia Festival street dancing competition in the afternoon.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer July 03, 2017 19:30 UTC