The Liberal Party (LP) on Tuesday decried the supposed “barrage of fake news” against its president, Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan.
In a statement, the former ruling political party said social media trolls have been spreading the fake story of Pangilinan and Senator Risa Hontiveros supposedly holding hands after they visited Senator Leila de Lima in detention.
A “second wave of deception,” the party said, involves old news stories on Pangilinan’s use of his Priority Development Assistance Funds (PDAF), commonly known as pork barrel.
“The barrage of fake news came after Senator Pangilinan questioned the government’s proposal to get as state witness alleged pork-barrel scam mastermind Janet Napoles,” said the LP.
“This is meant to discredit those who oppose this plan,” the party added.
The LP advised the public to be “smart consumers of information.”
“News is new, not old. News is complete, not piecemeal. News is what you witness, not just what you quote,” it said.
Senate President Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III said the Senate will study the propagation of fake news and trolls in social media.
Pimentel advised the party, however, to use technology as well to fight fake news.
“Currently, there are no rules regarding trolls so if trolls [are] now the new political strategy, then being a political party, they develop their own strategy,” Pimentel said.
“A word of caution, hindi lahat ng problema sa mundo ay kaya i-solve ng batas…But tignan natin if a law can address this. Whatever law we enact, who are going to be liable? Where are they?” the Senate leader said, adding that he himself has become a victim of such kind of news. —Kathrina Charmaine Alvarez/KBK, GMA News
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