MANILA, Philippines — (First published 12 a.m., December 27) “Fake news” seemed to have become the new normal in 2017. Last November, an English dictionary publisher even chose “fake news” as its 2017 Word of the Year. Headlines ( Article MRec ), pagematch: 1, sectionmatch: 1In the Philippines, critics of President Duterte regularly call out his followers online for spreading supposed fake news. More ‘fake news’In addition to PNA, officials and other government agencies also became subjects or were accused of spreading false information. Addressing ‘fake news’Aside from the Senate hearing, several initiatives have been launched to address the spread of misleading or fabricated information.

Source: Philippine Star December 26, 2017 23:23 UTC