observed that politicians in

FILIPINO GEN Z AS
the Philippines encourage the
spread of “fake news” in
social media to destroy their

EMERGING VOTERS:
critics’ reputation and “crush
dissent.”
social media
APATHETHIC, UNCRITICAL, pOLITICAL AFFAIRS

SOCIAL MEDIA DEPENDENT

mOBILE CENTRIC ABOUT NEWS

Generation Z’s use of social media
influences them as an individual’s,
indication that the youth
organization and society.
needs to be more discerning in
reading and evaluating
Generation Z members lack information on the internet,
discernment and the ability to particularly if it concerns
critically evaluate the information political affairs,
they read on the digital sphere
which eventually affects how they
view and approach political topics.