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Philippine Star
Philippine Star
World Press Freedom Day was marked on May 3 as free press advocates confronted the global spread of disinformation and fake news through social media and the spread of “opinion media.” Reporters Without Borders or RSF, in its 2022 edition of the World Press Freedom Index covering 180 countries and economies, lamented “the disastrous effects of news and information chaos – the effects of a globalized and unregulated online information space that encourages fake news and propaganda.” RSF said its report showed a twofold increase in polarization amplified by information chaos, which fuels divisio…