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MANILA, Philippines — The House prosecution team has warned Filipinos against falling for fake news surrounding the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, amid an Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) disclosure that foreign malign influence operations are increasingly riding on local controversies, including the impeachment and flood-control issues.
Prosecution team adviser and spokesperson Robert Ace Barbers urged the public to scrutinize information circulating online and, whenever possible, go directly to the evidence being presented before the Senate impeachment court.
“Every day may fake news,” Barbers said, describing the steady stream of online narratives targeting members of Congress who endorsed the impeachment. He said that when critics cannot answer issues on substance, they resort to personally attacking those raising the questions.
His warning came after retired Rear Admiral Roy Vincent Trinidad, AFP spokesperson on the West Philippine Sea, said malign information operations have increasingly shifted from traditional pro-Davao and pro-China narratives to domestic controversies.
