In the grand circus of news and social media, the recent hullabaloo over ICC investigators supposedly descending upon the Philippines to probe Rodrigo Duterte’s alleged misdeeds is a masterclass in making much ado about nothing. 

It turns out the primary source of this breaking news was none other than Antonio Trillanes, a key player in the drama and a participant in the complaint filed before the ICC. Clearly, relying on a complainant for unbiased information is like trusting a cat to guard a fish market.

But wait, there’s more! The same fake news aficionados also inflated the arrival of UN Special Rapporteur Irene Khan, conveniently ignoring the fact that she was invited by the Philippine government for an entirely unrelated mission. 

It seems fact-checking has become a relic of the past, replaced by a sensationalist approach that would make even Shakespeare blush. In this era of information chaos, discerning citizens are left to navigate a sea of half-truths, wondering if journalism’s motto has changed from “seek the truth” to “seek the retweets.”