SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): Using just 26 fake social media accounts, Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Ressa was able to spread falsehoods to over three million unsuspecting users and influence their views in a study she conducted.
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. Filipino journalist and Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa announced in a speech in Hawaii Tuesday that the Philippine government is affirming a previous order to shut down Rappler, the news website she co-founded, which has gained notoriety for its reporting of President Rodrigo Duterte s bloody crackdown on illegal drugs. World News | Maria Ressa: Philippines Affirms News Site Shutdown Order.