MAD @ DoubleThink Lab’s Foreign Information Manipulation & Interference (FIMI) Investigation Training w/ Philstar, PressOne.PH, MindaNews & Democracy.Net.PH

COORDINATED POSTS OF FORGED DOCUMENT SEEKS TO DISCREDIT INVESTIGATIVE NEWSROOMS Several accounts, many of them with a reputation for disseminating disinformation, are posting a supposed memo from the National Endowment for Democracy. The supposed document insinuates that NED

'I DEEPLY REGRET ANY CONFUSION OR CONCERN' Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Francis Lim on Thursday apologized for an earlier statement saying recent corruption issues had caused a P1.7-trillion wipeout in market value of publicly listed companies. READ MORE:

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BREAKING NEWS The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the 2025 #NobelPeacePrize to Maria Corina Machado for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to

As disinformation revs up, political, business and social actors, and journalists must remind ourselves of the need for heightened vigilance #ThoughtLeaders rappler.com/voices/thought…

Senate President Vicente "Tito" Sotto III believes that there's a concerted effort to discredit the Senate, including him and his other colleagues, through the dissemination of fake news. mb.com.ph/2025/10/10/the…

Pope Leo XIV encouraged international news agencies on Thursday to stand firm as a bulwark against the “ancient art of lying” and manipulation, as he strongly backed a free, independent and objective press. He praised reporters on the ground in Gaza and Ukraine.

Miss it this week? I have a new job: president of News Creator Corps. Goes like this: Via the people now called creators, audiences are migrating to the social layer in the internet stack. Maybe there's a way to move with, rather than against that. newscreatorcorps.org/2025/10/news-c…

Our latest study finds that ethnic and Indigenous newsrooms are often on the frontlines in the fight against disinformation in the U.S. The report, produced with Cronkite School, Merrill College @ Maryland & City St George's, University of London, highlights strategies used by these media outlets across the country:

Meta AI adviser spreads disinformation about shootings, vaccines and trans people theguardian.com/technology/202…

LOOK: Aerial footage of how China Coast Guard vessel 21559 intentionally rammed BRP Datu Pagbuaya during a maritime patrol in the West Philippine Sea. | via Jervis Manahan

IKULONG NA YAN, MGA KURAKOT!

Taiwan's National Security Bureau warns that Beijing's 'online troll army' was seeking to sow discord among Taiwanese rappler.com/technology/tai…

🗣️ Get ready for the ultimate battle of minds! MAD-LPU Debate ’25 is happening this November 9, 2025, at LPU Makati. Who will rise and take this year’s cup? 🏆 Register your Team thru the link: forms.gle/ZZj3B6hLd1iSRy…

Mayor Baste Duterte's recent statements misrepresent the Philippines' balanced approach to China and the root causes of tensions in the West Philippine Sea. His two key claims—that using Chinese products implies support for economic cooperation over military confrontation, and

From surface to dark web, the anti-cybercrime unit of the government wants to cover it all, especially as risks evolve day by day. Will Congress grant it the required funding? In case you missed it, exclusive for The Philippine Star philstar.com/business/2025/…

Movement Against Disinformation at the 2025 Trust Conference by Thomson Reuters Foundation in London #TC2025 #WeAreMAD

Day 2 Truth Conference in London by Thomson Reuters Foundation #TC2025 #WeAreMAD