Category Archives: Social Media

Did Rigoberto Tiglao Do a Krizette Laureta Chu Who Did A Jay Sonza?

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Previously, we posted a story on how journalist-turned-vlogger Krizette Laureta Chu did a journalist-turned-blogger Jay Sonza by propagating fakery on social media. Chu posted a photoshopped image of allegedly U.S. fighter bombers landing in the Philippines for an unknown move. Sonza on the other hand posted a pre-Covid pandemic photo of a vehicular gridlock at NLEX and made it appear to be the situation for this year’s Holy Week trek outside of Metro Manila. (Revisit our story here: https://adobochronicles.com/2024/03/31/fact-check-did-journalist-krizette-lauretta-chu-just-do-a-jay-sonza/)

Lo and Behold, yet another journalist-turned blogger, Manila Times columnist Rigoberto Tiglao posted the same fake photo uploaded by Chu.

Pity the honest-to-goodness professional journalists whose image are tarnished by the malicious social media maneuvers of the likes of Chu, Sonza and Tiglao.

U.S. Navy: A Photo Op Gone Awry?

(Adobo Chronicles senior geopolitical correspondent BRIAN NEYRA contributed to this report.)

Leave it to the observant eyes of Filipino netizens. They spot details like a thread going through a needle. Such is the case with a U.S. Navy photo posted online. It was an impressive shot of a Navy officer firing a rifle from on board a U.S. vessel.

But something seems to have gone wrong. The (tele)scope of the rifle seemed to have been mounted backwards with the lens still covered with a cap.

Unless, of course, this was a new model that was being fire-tested.

Blogger (Journalist?) Krizette Lauretta Chu Didn’t Do Her Homework!

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In the grand spectacle of social media theatrics, journalist-blogger Krizette Lauretta Chu takes center stage, firing shots at the perceived snub of President Bongbong Marcos during the recent trilateral summit among the U.S., Japan and the Philippines in Washington, D.C. Oh, the horror! 

But before donning the cape of indignation, perhaps Chu should check her facts, lest she trip over her own keyboard. Let’s take a look back to 2023, shall we?

In May, with President Marcos and First Lady Liza Araneta Marcos gracing the White House and rubbing elbows with the Bidens, and even enjoying a brunch hosted by Vice President Harris and Second Gentleman Emhoff, one wonders if Chu needs a map or just a better internet connection.

And let’s not forget the cherry on top: President Marcos basking in the glory of full military honors at the Pentagon, the first head of state afforded such under the Biden Administration.

And let’s remind Chu that this official visit to the U.S. was Marcos’ fourth, meeting with Biden in three of them.  

So, while Chu laments the absence of red carpets or champagne toasts, perhaps she should polish her own spectacles before embarrassing herself further in the grand amphitheater of social media sensationalism.