‘Protect the truth’: A Marcos return in Philippines triggers fear for history

A woman reads a book on martial law under the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos at a store in Quezon City, Philippines, on May 21.  | REUTERS

MANILA – Books about the late Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos and his brutal era of martial law are flying off the shelves, spurred by “panic buying” after his son and namesake won the May 9 presidential election. Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s presidency, set to begin on June 30, has many people worried about losing access

How Russia’s disinformation on Ukraine is spreading to democratic Taiwan, via China — Radio Free Asia

A man collects pictures from a school hit by Russian rockets in the southern Ukraine village of Zelenyi Hai between Kherson and Mykolaiv, less than 5 km (3 miles) from the front line, April 1, 2022. Credit: AFP

Russian and Chinese disinformation about Ukraine, which is ideologically connected to ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) propaganda on Taiwan, is breaking through into online discourse on the democratic island, a fact-checking company based there has said.According to Taiwans Information Operations Research Group (IORG), which seeks to “counter authoritarian expansion with clinical research and grassroots organization,”

China ramps up pro-Russian propaganda at home but stalls petrochemical talks — Radio Free Asia

Students view a display showing the Chinese Communist Party's official line on the war in Ukraine being taught in schools in China. The lectures follow Russian and Chinese state media output on the war, which is being blamed on eastward expansion by NATO, rather than on the Russian decision to invade, and contains what critics say is significant disinformation. Credit: Chinese netizen.

Bogus Russian motion China ideological campaign in your home came as Beijing chose a draft resolution by Russia tabled at the United Nations Security Council calling attention to the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine however stopping working to discuss its role as the invading power. The motion was defeated after getting only 2 votes: Russias and

Insult atop injury to Syrian photographer as China diplomat misuses war photos — Radio Free Asia

A screen grab of Zhao Lijian's tweet of Jan. 24, 2022 falsely describing Syrian war scenes as from Afghanistan  shared by fellow Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Hua Chunying. Credit: Ali Haj Suleiman.

When Ali Haj Suleiman saw his prize-winning photos of kids scavenging in war debris shared on Twitter by a leading Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson, the Syrian photojournalist was not flattered. The kids of war-torn Syria were provided as victims of U.S. military actions in Afghanistan. Suleiman took screengrabs of the tweet and tagged representative Zhao

Neil Young removes music from Spotify, saying platform spreads disinformation

Neil Young removes music from Spotify, saying platform spreads disinformation

Provided on: 27/01/2022 – 10:16 Neil Young made great on his vow to have his music removed from Spotify after demanding the streaming service select in between him and Joe Rogan, the controversial podcaster implicated of spreading out disinformation. Source link. ” He stated Spotify accounts for 60 percent of his musics international streaming income.Young

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