Tag: Fake news
Duterte ‘institutionalised’ disinformation, paved the way for a Marcos victory
By Loreben Tuquero in Manila
On social media, Ferdinand Marcos Jr needed to have all pieces in place to stage a Malacañang comeback: he had...
Bongbong politics: Rehabilitating the Philippines’ martial law Marcos family
ANALYSIS: By Binoy Kampmark
Children should not pay for the sins of their parents. But in some cases, a healthy suspicion of the offspring is...
‘Our blood is boiling’ – victims angry as dictator’s son edges...
Rappler
Former political prisoner Cristina Bawagan still has the dress she wore the day she was arrested, tortured and sexually abused by soldiers during the...
Media freedom slide in Australia ‘undermining’ ability to project democratic values
Pacific Media Watch newsdesk
A Melbourne-based Indonesian media academic has warned that declining media freedom in Australia is undermining the country's ability to project liberal...
UN warns Indonesia to stop reprisals against human rights defender
RNZ Pacific
The United Nations says Indonesia must immediately drop charges and look into threats, intimidation and reprisals against human rights defender Veronica Koman and...
The Pacific Newsroom – the virtual ‘kava bar’ news success story
SPECIAL REPORT: By Sri Krishnamurthi
October 2021 was a horror month for Facebook as the headlines screamed “Facebook under fire” which started with the social...
PNG police block illegal anti-vaxxer rally in Port Moresby amid fake...
By Marysilla Kellerton in Port Moresby
Demonstrators gathered in Port Moresby yesterday for a march to Parliament in protest over the covid-19 vaccines, which they...
Anger and misinformation about covid-19 in NZ a dangerous tumour
FIRST PERSON: By Ben Strang, RNZ News reporter
RNZ reporter Ben Strang was on the streets before the latest lockdown when he was attacked, and...
Open season again for Indonesian military trolls and ‘fake news’ campaign...
SPECIAL REPORT: By David Robie
It is open season again for Indonesian trolls targeting Asia Pacific Report and other media with fake news and disinformation...
Fiji drops three places in RSF press freedom index over gagging...
Pacific Media Watch newsdesk
Fiji has dropped three places in the latest Reporters Without Borders World Press Freedom Index and been condemned for its treatment...
Dear editor, we have you in our sights for reporting ‘the...
EDITORIAL: By David Robie, editor of Asia Pacific Report
Asia Pacific Report, the Auckland-based independent news and analysis website, has been increasingly targeted by Indonesian...
Facebook has pulled the trigger on news content — and possibly...
ANALYSIS: By Diana Bossio, Swinburne University of Technology
Facebook this week made good on its threat to block Australians from accessing or posting news content....
RSF calls for ‘democratic obligations’ on leading digital players over Trump
Pacific Media Watch newsdesk
In the wake of Twitter’s decision to shut down President Donald Trump’s accounts for good, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has proposed...
PNG covid response controller warns public against fake news
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
Papua New Guinea's Controller of the National Pandemic Response and Police Commissioner, David Manning, has told the public that a rumour...
Scientists call for media sobriety amid Covid-19 fake news ‘infodemic’
By Dr Crispin Maslog in Manila
As fake news on Covid-19 spreads faster than the virus, scientists call for a halt to the "infodemic".
As China...
Indonesia’s cover up over Papuan media freedom violations exposed
ANALYSIS: By David Robie
Indonesia recently hosted a bold public relations window-dressing expo in Auckland presenting itself as a “Pacific” nation while attempting to provide...
USP hosts talks on social media and fake news in Pacific
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk
Journalists have gathered for a three-day event at the University of the South Pacific in Suva to discuss the rise of...
‘Fake news’ row over Robredo’s ‘step down’ promise on Philippine elections
By Pauline Macaraeg in Manila
Another "fake news" row has broken in the Philippines in the wake of the mid-term elections this week with Vice-President...
PNG plans crack down on social media ‘fake news’ and ‘bad...
By Gorethy Kenneth in Port Moresby
Cabinet will review social media platforms in Papua New Guinea when it convenes on Thursday, says Prime Minister Peter...
‘The President does not lie’ – and Duterte’s proven untrue claims
By Pia Ranada in Manila
Besieged by criticisms and questions about the veracity of Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte's "ouster plot matrix", Presidential Spokesman Salvador Panelo...
Sri Lanka Easter bombings: Social media shutdown blocks out ‘truth’
Al Jazeera's Listening Post analysis of the social media fallout after Sri Lanka's Easter Sunday bombings.
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk
After the Easter Sunday bombings, social...
Thousands in NZ don’t believe official Christchurch terror attacks story
By Ben Strang of RNZ News
Thousands of New Zealanders do not believe the official version of the mosque terror attacks in Christchurch.
About 5 percent...