In the Philippines, a Flourishing Ecosystem for Political Lies - The New York Times

Supporters of Ferdinand Marcos Jr. are using live video to spread misinformation on social media. Voters have become inured to the situation, researchers fear.

But false claims cannot be easily fact-checked or removed during a livestream, and the growing prevalence of apps such as TikTok has made it harder to weed out bad actors. If this election is won us… [+1381 chars]

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