MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang on Friday shrugged off media reports that revealed Facebook's hand in raising "authoritarian" powers, such as President Rodrigo Duterte, to seats of global leadership. READ: Facebook under fire for aiding Duterte's campaignSocial media giant Facebook is currently in hot waters in the United States after media reports reveal that the social networking site sent out teams to train politicians around the globe to use the platform as a campaign tool. Spread of fake newsAccording to the reports, Duterte's team received training in January 2016 and "went into overdrive" shortly after. MSNBC, in its December 27 report, said that Duterte's allies started pushing fake news and fake accounts. A leading figure in Duterte's social media campaign was adult performer Mocha Uson, now an assistant secretary for the presidential communications group.

Source: Philippine Star December 29, 2017 05:48 UTC