Editor’s NoteL: This article as fact-checked by Vera Files which tagged it as “satire.”
MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Maria Ressa must be twisting and turning in her bed right now. There has been a mass exodus of followers from her online news source Rappler to The Adobo Chronicles.
It all started when Rappler posted an article on its website, criticizing The Adobo Chronicles for allegedly lacking in the elements of satire.
The article was titled “Fake News vs. Satire: Can you tell the difference?”
Ressa even tweeted that The Adobo Chronicles can’t (tell the difference).
But leave it to the intelligent netizens who exercised their judgment to fact-check and answer Rappler’s questions, and they decided that yes, they can tell the difference: Rappler is fake news and The Adobo Chronicles is satire.
MENLO PARK, California (The Adobo Chronicles, San Jose Bureau) – Partnering with social media giant Facebook comes with great expectations, and Rappler, one of its fact-checking partners in the Philippines is in hot water.
In a post on its site yesterday, Rappler accused The Adobo Chronicles of being false news masquerading as satire.
That didn’t sit well with FB’s Mark Zuckerberg who recognizes satire when he sees one.
So today, Zuckerberg sent a strongly-worded letter to CEO Maria Ressa saying that Rappler should do a better job recognizing what’s fake news and what’s satire.
Zuckerberg warned Rappler that a repeat of its emotional reaction to satire, specifically the U.S-based Adobo Chronicles will result in the rescinding of Facebook’s partnership with Rappler.
MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – There’s an ongoing war of words between Rappler and The Adobo Chronicles, and between their respective publishers.
Maria Ressa and her Rapplerettes say that The Adobo Chronicles can’t tell the difference between satire and fake news. Adobo Chronicles publisher says we can’t even trust Rappler to give us factual news, so how could we trust it to define satire news for us.
So, in the interest of truth and fairness, we took to a third-party media fact-checker and here is it verdict: Adobo Chronicles is satire; Rappler is biased (left bias).
MENLO PARK, California (The Adobo Chronicles, San Jose Bureau) – Partnering with social media giant Facebook comes with great expectations, and Rappler, one of its fact-checking partners in the Philippines is in hot water.
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