FAKE NEWS:

A Valid Form of Expression

FAKE NEWS
the term popularized by President
Donald Trump
named as 2017's "word of the year"
by Collins Dictionary
FAKE NEWS
In Southeast Asia, Singapore and
Malaysia took the initiative of enacting
laws prohibiting fake news and
imposes hefty penalties for its violation.
FAKE NEWS
In Southeast Asia, Singapore and
Malaysia took the initiative of enacting
laws prohibiting fake news and
imposes hefty penalties for its violation.
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Philippines is a country with the
heaviest internet users in the region.

The arrival of the internet and

subsequently social media platforms,
prove that news can be spread to
inform or even misinform people.
ISSUE
Whether fake news should be regulated.

Assuming that fake news cannot be

regulated, should social media platforms
undertake the responsibility to make sure that
their platforms undertake the responsibility to
make sure that their platforms would not
peddle with fake news?
SHORT ANSWER
NO. Fake news should not be
regulated by the State because it is a
valid form of expression.
SHORT ANSWER
The social media platforms however, may
undertake the responsibility to ensure that
their platforms would not peddle with fake
news.

The fact that any regulation these platforms wanted to impose

either as part of agreement between them and a subscribing
party does not carry the same effect strong enough to prevent the
exercise of free speech.
FAKE NEWS AND ITS ORIGIN

 Fakenews as a term is made up of two words

“Fake” and “News”.

 Accordingto the handbook published in 2018

by UNESCO titled: “Journalism, Fake News
and Disinformation”, if the information does
not meet the standards of being verifiable in
the public interest, the information does not
deserve the label news.
FAKE NEWS AND ITS ORIGIN

 In the Philippines, existing civilization before

the arrival and colonization of the Spaniards
had the “umalohokans” or town criers.

 Tomas Pinpin caused the publication of the

first local newspaper “successos felices” in
1637.
FAKE NEWS AND ITS ORIGIN

The message of his holiness Pope Francis

for the World Communications Day on 24
January 2018 discussed that at the dawn of
humanity, the first fake news was first
created—The Book of Genesis in the
Holy Bible.
FAKE NEWS AND ITS ORIGIN

The most iconic event regarding the use

of fake news in the ancient times is
probably the misinformation campaign
by Octavian (Roman Emperor Augustus
Ceasar) against Marc Anthony.
PHILIPPINES AND FAKE NEWS

After World War II, when the Philippines

gained its independence from foreign
control, it adopted a democratic form of
government. This type of government is
known to foster freedom of speech,
assembly, press and religion.