The Policy Center joined #FactsFirstPH, a multi-sector consortium ledby online news organization Rappler. The Philippines is considered patient zero in the global disinformation pandemic. The initiative aims to create a movement that rallies behind truth in public spaces and exacts accountability from those who distort it at the expense of democracy. FPPC joins seven other institutions under the FactsFirstPH’s research arm. The partnership yielded the following analyses:
Fighting Disinformation
Monetary Incentives and the Production and Dissemination of Information in Social Media
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Weapons of Mass Distraction: Harnessing the Appeal of Sex Scandals Against Political Opposition
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Narratives and Tactics in Alternative Online Videos
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Discernment of Truths and the Democratization of the Internet
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