PEYK PAK

BO OM
 PEYK!

Mommy Dionisia denied in a Bombo Radyo interview, one of the

largest radio networks in the country, that she is selling any
jewelry for the Marawi evacuees.
PAK!
PEYK!
PEYK!
WHAT IS
MISINFORMATION
VS
DISINFORMATION
FAKE NEWS KING?
FALSE INSINUATION
MANIPULATED CONTENT
MANIPULATED CONTENT
FALSE CONTEXT

 The picture was taken in July 2012 at an outreach event
organized by the non-profit Tzu Chi Foundation, Philippines. 
 FABRICATED QUOTES

Sen. Hontiveros did say that 
what the Maute group was 
doing is not rebellion, but the 
interview transcript would 
reveal that the rest of this 
quote was fabricated. 
SATIRE
IS FACEBOOK PARTLY TO BE BLAMED
FOR THE FALL OF DEMOCRACY?
FACEBOOK’S
GUIDE FOR
SPOTTING
FAKE NEWS
 • BE SKEPTICAL OF HEADLINES.

WATCH OUT FOR:

• Headlines in ALL CAPS
• Excessive use of
exclamation points!!!
•Unbelievable headlines
 • BE SKEPTICAL OF HEADLINES.

WATCH OUT FOR:

• Headlines in ALL CAPS
• Excessive use of
exclamation points!!!
•Unbelievable headlines
• LOOK CLOSELY AT THE URL.
OFFICIAL FAKE
www.gmanews.tv www.gma-tv.com
www.bbc.com www.tv-bbc.com
www.aljazeera.com www.aljazeera-tv.com
www.cnn.com www.tv-cnn.com
www.theguardian.com www.theguard1an.com

KEEP IN MIND: WATCH OUT FOR:

• Official URLs of authentic • Minor changes on
news sources established sources’ URLs
.lo or .com.co
 PHILSTAR
http://philstar.i-telecast.com VS http://www.philstar.com/
 CNN
cnn-channel.com VS edition.cnn.com
 THE GUARDIAN
www.theguard1an.com VS www.theguardian.com
INVESTIGATE THE SOURCE.
WHAT TO DO:
• If website is unfamiliar, check the About Us section.
• Be critical
• Question the agenda
 WATCH FOR UNUSUAL FORMATTING

WATCH OUT FOR:

• Grammar
• Misspellings
• Awkward layouts
• Too many ads
 CONSIDER THE PHOTOS.

WATCH OUT FOR:

• Manipulated images
• Edited videos

WHAT TO DO:
Search for the photo or
image to verify where it
came from.
 CONSIDER THE PHOTOS.
#PRAYFORMAUTE:
Real or fake?

This is the original photo

posted on Sen. Risa
Hontiveros’ official
Facebook page.
The edited photo on the
previous slide was shared
by a pro-Duterte Facebook
page.
CHECK THE EVIDENCE.

***There is no mention of any source. The article did not specify the “investigators”
who arrested Callamard.

WATCH OUT FOR:

• Lack of evidence
• Reliance on unnamed experts
CHECK THE
EVIDENCE.
WATCH OUT FOR:
• Lack of evidence
• Reliance on unnamed experts

***The writer cited “human rights 
activists and NGOs in UK” as the news 
source in the lead, but they were not 
specified in the body.
LOOK AT OTHER REPORTS.
WHAT TO DO:
• Check if other
legitimate
sources reported
the same story.
INSPECT THE DATES
WHAT TO DO:
• Check the time stamp when the
post was published.

CASE IN POINT:
Not technically a fake news, but a
GMA News’ “Walang Pasok”
announcement was widely re-
shared on July 4, 2017.
Checking the time stamp reveals
that the Eid’l Fit’r holiday
announcement was posted July 4,
2016, exactly a year ago.
 INSPECT THE DATES
CASE IN POINT: Eid’l Fit’r holiday announcement
To clear the confusion, GMA News posted an advisory:
IS THE STORY A JOKE?
WATCH OUT FOR:
• Satirical sites
(e.g. Adobo 
Chronicles, So 
What’s News?)

WHAT TO DO:
Check the About
Us section if the
website is a
humor/satire.
 LIST OF WEBSITES
"CARRYING FAKE OR
UNVERIFIED CONTENT”
SOURCE: CBCP
 LIST OF WEBSITES
"CARRYING FAKE OR UNVERIFIED CONTENT”

• Pinoy Trending - http://pinoytrending.altervista.org /

Pinoy Trending News - http://pinoytrendingnews.net /
Public Trending - http://www.publictrending.net/
FilipiNews PH - http://www.filipinewsph.com/
Trending News Portal - http://www.trendingnewsportal.net.ph/
Classified trends - http://www.classifiedtrends.net/
Definitely Filipino - http://definitelyfilipino.com/
Duterte News Info - http://www.du30newsinfo.com/
Extreme Readers - http://www.extremereaders.com/
Get Real Philippines - http://www.getrealphilippines.com/
Guard1an - https://theguard1an.com/
Kalye Pinoy - http://www.kalyepinoy.com/
Leak News PH - http://www.leaknewsph.com/
Media ni Duterte - http://www.dutertedefender.com/
Minda Nation - http://mindanation.com/

SOURCE: CBCP
 LIST OF WEBSITES
"CARRYING FAKE OR UNVERIFIED CONTENT”

• Netizens PH - http://www.netizensph.com/
News Media PH - http://www.newsmediaph.com/
News Titans - http://www.newstitans.com/
OKD2 - http://okd2.com/
Pinoy Freedom Wall - http://www.pinoyfreedomwall.com/
Pinoy Viral Issues - http://www.pinoyviralissues.net/
Pinoy Viral News - http://pinoyviralnews.com/
PinoyWorld - http://www.pinoyworld.net/
SocialNewsPH - http://www.socialnewsph.com/
TahoNews - http://www.tahonews.com/
TheVolatilian - http://www.thevolatilian.com/
Thinking Pinoy - http://www.thinkingpinoy.net/
TrendingBalita - http://www.trendingbalita.info/
TrendTitan - http://trendtitan.com/

SOURCE: CBCP
 SITES THAT SHARE
FAKE NEWS FREQUENTLY
• Public Trending - http://www.publictrending.net/
• Guard1an - https://theguard1an.com/
• Media ni Duterte - http://www.dutertedefender.com/
• Netizens PH - http://www.netizensph.com/
• News Titans - http://www.newstitans.com/
• OKD2 - http://okd2
• PinoyWorld - http://www.pinoyworld.net/
• Duterte News Today - http://dutertenewstoday.com
SITES THAT MAY OR MAY NOT
SHARE FAKE NEWS
• Pinoy Trending - http://pinoytrending.altervista.org/
• Pinoy Trending News - http://pinoytrendingnews.net/
• Trending News Portal - https://www.tnp.ph/
• Classified trends - http://www.classifiedtrends.net/
• Definitely Filipino - http://definitelyfilipino.com/
• Duterte News Info - http://www.du30newsinfo.com/
• Extreme Readers - http://www.extremereaders.com/
• Get Real Philippines - http://www.getrealphilippines.com/
• Minda Nation - http://mindanation.com/
• Pinoy Viral News - http://pinoyviralnews.com/
• TheVolatilian - http://www.thevolatilian.com/
• Thinking Pinoy - http://www.thinkingpinoy.net/
 FAKE GMA WEBSITE

The website copied GMA News Online’s logo and tagline. By mimicking our
brand, the fake news site would seem legitimate in the eyes of those who
aren’t aware of this deception.
OFFICIAL GMA NEWS WEBSITE
OFFICIAL GMA NETWORK WEBSITE
 FAKE GMA OFFICIAL GMA
WEBSITE WEBSITES
V
E www.gmanews.tv
R
• www.gma-tv.com
S
U
www.gmanetwork.com
S
 SEEMS
LEGIT?
The website also
shares “real news
articles” to make it
seem like a
legitimate news
site.

The sample article,

however, was
copied from the
GMA News Online
website. The
editor’s initials
(KG) were also
copied.
 ACTIONS TAKEN VS. FAKE NEWS SITE
We released an official statement to remind the netizens about our official websites 
and discredit www.gma-tv.com for churning out fake news.
 ACTIONS TAKEN VS. FAKE NEWS SITE
We also aired the same reminder on our primetime newscast “24 Oras,”
discrediting the fake website.
 ACTIONS TAKEN VS. FAKE NEWS SITE

• Our legal department also took action by reporting to the

website host that www.gma-tv.com is illegally using our
logo registered in the Philippines and in the United States.

• The website can no longer be accessed.

DO NOT SHARE IT!
IF YOU SHARE, QUALIFY.

Not all of your friends have your sense of humor or 
regular readers of the satirical or fake news websites. 
Might as well flag them
Falsehoods are often more
attractive more shareable than
truth

False info is designed to meet emotional

needs and reinforce beliefs.
(If it is against the person you hate, you 
tend to share it because it satisfies 
something in us emotionally)
Debunk the idea,
not the person
• In October 2016, GMA News Online launched the
#HindiTama project, which aimed to put in check some of
the viral hoaxes that spread on social media.
BE VIGILANT.
ALWAYS BE ON THE LOOKOUT.
Journalism's essence is a "discipline of verification."