Fake news persists because ‘people in power feed it’ – Colmenares

MANILA, Philippines --- Fake news continues to be a problem because "people in power feed it," former Rep. Neri Colmenares said in a statement issued on Wednesday. Colmenares, chair of Bayan Muna which he used to represent in the House, agreed with the finding of a recent Pulse Asia survey that almost 86 percent of Filipinos consider fake news to be a problem. Over half of the respondents said that most of the false information about government and politics came from social media influencers, bloggers, and vloggers. "Yes, this is true indeed, especially for us in Bayan Muna who are always the target of fake news and red tagging," Colmenares said in a mix of English and Filip...

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