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20 vloggers spreading fake news online-NBI
By J.Lo
“Some people take this lightly, saying they have freedom of speech and expression, but those freedoms are not absolute,” National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) director Jaime Santiago said about 20 vloggers accused of spreading fake news online are being probed by NBI.
Two people are already facing arrest warrants, the NBI said.
Charges of cyberlibel and inciting to sedition could be filed against vloggers, Santiago noted.
Vlogger based in United States is under surveillance, he said.
“When you exceed boundaries of law and commit crime, we have to take action,” he said.
Meanwhile, House officials said it was “embarrassing and humiliating” that proliferation of fake news in the country peaked when International Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest warrant for former president Rodrigo Duterte.
“Sheer volume of disinformation is not just disturbing but humiliating…a national embarrassment… a global shame,” La Union Rep. Paolo Ortega V said.
Ortega cited false narratives spread by Duterte’s former executive secretary Salvador Medialdea, who claimed that Duterte was missing and ICC was not providing him medical attention.
Fact checking group Vera Files has reported that pro-Duterte disinformation surrounding his arrest has been spreading across Facebook, TikTok and YouTube.
Lanao del Sur Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong also condemned fake news claiming Supreme Court received petition for President Marcos’ resignation.
“This is blatant act of deception, meant to sow confusion and disrupt our nation,” he said.
Adiong lauded high court for debunking fabricated document and vowed full support for efforts to hold perpetrators accountable.
ICC Presiding Judge Iulia Motoc has also been target of fake news linking her to Marcos family, among others.
Campaign to track fake news purveyors is being discussed by the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) and NBI.
DICT Undersecretary Jeffrey Ian Dy met with NBI’s Santiago to discuss campaign.
“DICT has no police powers, but what we have are certain tools to monitor what’s happening on the internet,” Dy said.
Officials of National Telecommunications Commission also attended meeting.
Dy said meeting will be expanded to include other state agencies that can help in tracking down content creators, erring content and social media sites used in spreading fake news.
Social media platforms, he said, should be held accountable for failing to protect people from fake news and content generated by artificial intelligence.
Monetization system of social media platforms, such as YouTube and Meta, is incentivizing content creators to spread fake news, he noted.
Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) director Maj. Gen. Nicolas Torre will not file charges against people spreading fake news about him and other police officials.
“It’s part of the job…no worries…we can handle it,” he said.
Torre on March 12 led contingent of Philippine National Police in enforcing ICC arrest warrant against Duterte for alleged crimes against humanity stemming from his bloody war on drugs.
Deputized anti-crime investigators are being retrained to study financial transactions of troll farms, Torre said.
“We are closely examining troll farms as key aspect of our investigations, not just in elections but also in broader governance issues, especially in current landscape…their influence has become increasingly evident, particularly in aftermath of recent controversial operations,” Torre said.
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