For those wanting to support local businesses in Singapore- this is a great facebook group that has a list of local restaurants who will be providing their own delivery services: alpha.facebook.com/groups/7037612…

#FACTCHECKPH: In his nationwide address on April 6, President Duterte said he has been warning the public since “the start” to watch out for COVID-19 because it will “really hit us hard.” But this was not how he framed the threat two months prior. Watch this video.

Alert❗ Police warns public against spreading false news in social media on Coronavirus. Police have arrested 16 suspects who were engaged in spreading misinformation related to the Coronavirus. Press Release via Police Media Division 👇 #LKA #SriLanka #CoronaVirus #COVID19

Great opportunity with National Geographic - an emergency fund for journalists all over the world who wish to cover COVID-19 within their own communities. nationalgeographic.org/funding-opport…

I fact-checked a 2,000-word coronavirus conspiracy theory with more than 18,000 shares on Facebook. This hoax has everything: Dr. Fauci, hydroxychloroquine, Bill Gates, vaccines, $$$ and Chinese labs bit.ly/2xlvlIp

Some amazing data on impact of our fact checking partners: In March we displayed warnings on 40m COVID-19 FB posts based on around 4k fact-checks. When people saw those labels, 95% of the time they didn't go on to view original content. Read more here: tinyurl.com/yanbvrqt

New emoji alert. Facebook introduces a hug emoji to send to send out during these difficult times. usatoday.com/story/tech/202…

As #coronavirus #SocialDistancing measures persist around the world, online gatherings are getting more creative through virtual reality

The Facebook Journalism Project is announcing a $2 million investment in grant funding, coaching and training to support Asia-Pacific news organizations’ coronavirus work. More here: facebook.com/journalismproj…

See something being shared which you suspect might be false? International Fact-Checking Network has just launched their WhatsApp chatbot giving you access to a database of 4,000 COVID related fact checks to help you verify. 👉 poynter.org/fact-checking/…

In solidarity with my journalist colleagues in the Philippines.

🔍 It is time to invite researchers to the #CoronaVirusFacts / #DatosCoronaVirus Alliance! International Fact-Checking Network is ready to share with the best researchers a full database with more than 5,300 debunked hoaxes regarding #COVID19. Interested? Apply here 👉 poy.nu/3ceIIsZ

Excited to welcome Reuters as an additional fact checking partner in Singapore. They will be joining AFP Fact Check 🔎 👉 reuters.com/article/rpb-si…

Our friends at AFP Fact Check 🔎 and Rachel Blundy are hosting a webinar on debunking misinfo in Asia register now! 👉 page.afp.com/Fact-checkLive…

A Hong Kong shop is selling "tear gas" flavored ice cream to remind people of Hong Kong's pro-democracy protests. Police fired close to 16,000 cans of tear gas at protesters throughout 2019.

Join #experts @alanmillerNLP @baybarsorsek sufehmi @AyaLowe & #journalists @Lindalew Ramy Inocencio 이정민(Jungmin Lee) Ruth Cabal Daniel Beekman Aneela Khalid in exploring #disinformation & #reporting during #Covid_19. Register for the #EWCSeminarsLive series eastwestcenter.org/ewcseminarslive

Good morning from Manila! "I learned from experience that joy does not reside in the things about us, but in the very depths of the soul, that one can have it in the gloom of a dungeon as well as in the palace of a king." St. Therèse of Lisieux

BREAKING NEWS. The Manila Trial Court convicts Rappler CEO and executive editor Maria Ressa and former researcher-writer Rey Santos Jr of cyber libel. Soon on rappler.com/nation #DefendPressFreedom #CourageON #HoldTheLine

Once President Trump began making premature claims of victory, we started running notifications on Facebook and Instagram that votes are still being counted and a winner is not projected. We're also automatically applying labels to both candidates’ posts with this information.

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