Tag: Criminalizing the Creation and Dissemination of Fake News

Purveyors of fake news should be jailed – senator

(BUSINESS WORLD) A SENATOR on Wednesday said fake news creation should be criminalized after a poll by Pulse Asia Research, Inc. showed Filipinos consider it to be a problem.  “Misinformation and disinformation should be taken seriously,” Senator Jose “Jinggoy” Estrada said in a statement. “Those behind it should be held accountable for their actions. It…
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Senators alarmed over recent survey results on fake news

(PNA) MANILA – Senators Nancy Binay and Jinggoy Estrada emphasized on Wednesday the need to take the fight against the proliferation of fake news to another level. This was after a recent Pulse Asia survey showed that nine out of 10 or 90 percent of Filipinos recognize fake news as a problem in the country. Estrada…
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‘Disturbing’: Jinggoy says latest survey on fake news in PH should be taken seriously

(MANILA BULLETIN) Senator Jinggoy Estrada on Wednesday, October 12 said he finds as “disturbing” Pulse Asia’s latest survey result showing that a high number of Filipinos is acknowledging the severity of the prevalence of fake news in the Philippines. “Misinformation and disinformation should be taken seriously. Those behind it should be held accountable for their…
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Latest fake news survey ‘disturbing,’ says Sen. Estrada

(INQUIRER) MANILA,  Philippines — For Senator Jose “Jinggoy” Estrada, it is “disturbing” that close to 90 percent of adult Filipinos believe fake news is a problem in the country as shown in the latest survey of Pulse Asia. The same survey conducted from September 17-21 indicated that social media influencers, bloggers, and/or vloggers  (58 percent)…
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Jinggoy describes as ‘disturbing’ latest survey on fake news in PH

SENATOR Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada finds as “disturbing” the results of the latest survey of polling firm Pulse Asia on the prevalence of fake news in the country which shows a high number of Filipinos acknowledging its severity. “Misinformation and disinformation should be taken seriously. Those behind it should be held accountable for their actions. Hindi tama na…
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