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Facebook Withdraws Fact Check Partnership With Rappler, Citing Lack Of Sense Of Humor

May 4, 2018 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

SAN FRANCISCO, California (The Adobo Chronicles, San Francisco Bureau) – Facebook has withdrawn its Internet fact-checking partnership with Rappler, citing the Maria Ressa-owned online news source for lack of sense of humor.

Mark Zuckerberg announced the withdrawal just minutes after Rappler fact-checked photos of what was supposed to be a Labor Day rally in Manila. The photos had placards bearing a humorous take on demands of Labor Day rallyists (see photos). Rappler tagged both photos as ‘fake.’

”We cannot partner with a fact-checker that can’t even recognize satire, lampoon, cartoons and other forms of sarcastic and humorous art forms,” Zuckerberg told The Adobo Chronicles. “Rappler is taking its fact-checking work too seriously,” he added.

Earlier, Rappler fact-checked a satirical post on The Adobo Chronicles which made fun of Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque’s statement that Rappler could still cover Malacañang as a member of the Foreign Correspondents Association of the Philippines (FOCAP). The Adobo article claimed that Ressa was elected president of FOCAP. Rappler claimed the article to be false. (Like we didn’t already know).

Usec Mocha Uson Slams TIME Magazine For Use Of Duterte Image On Its Cover

May 4, 2018 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s inclusion in the latest TIME Magazine cover story on “Rise of the Strongman,” drew varied reaction in the Philippines.

Many Filipinos expressed pride in their President being lumped with other world leaders. Still others used the cover story to argue about their claim that Duterte is either Authoritarian or a Dictator.

But Undersecretary Mocha Uson of the PCOO had a different take on the whole thing. She slammed TIME for using an unauthorized image of Duterte on the cover. The image shows the Philippine President wearing the same black coat and blue tie as the rest of the world leaders in the photo.

”Duterte would never wear the exact attire as the world leaders, especially that blue tie,” Uson told The Adobo Chronicles. “TIME should have been more culturally sensitive by using an image of Duterte in his favorite Barong Tagalog,” she added.

Or that checkered shirt, maybe?

Vice President Robredo Wants Facebook To Terminate Fact-Checking Partnership With Vera Files

April 27, 2018 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

QUEZON CITY, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Quezon City Bureau) – Philippines’ Vice President Leni Robredo has asked Mark Zuckerberg to terminate Facebook’s partnership with Vera Files to fact-check news and information on social media.

Robredo’s demand comes just hours after Vera Files fact-checked Robredo’s claim in a recent speech at the London School of Economics that some provinces have consistently made it to the Top 10 list of the poorest in the country.

Vera Files tagged the VP’s statement as ‘False.’

That angered Robredo who said that Vera Files should lay off its hands from the Office of the Vice President and should just focus on bloggers and DDS (Duterte Die-hard Supporters) socmed warriors.

’Vera Files has no right to embarrass the Office of the Vice President,’ Robredo spokesperson Georgina Hernandez told The Adobo Chronicles. ‘Besides, it’s very disrespecetful to the VP,’ she added.

Facebook could not be reached for comment.