THE economy will likely experience a boost from all the election-related spending in the run up to the elections, but economists are not confident that these gains would be sustained in the second half of the year. Ateneo Eagle Watch Senior Fellow Leonardo A. Lanzona Jr. told BusinessMirror that traditionally,…
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“Is TikTok the new Wikipedia?”
An alleged Facebook post recently cited the video-sharing platform TikTok as its source for an information about the country’s state during the reign of the late dictator
Ferdinand Marcos Sr.
This prompted Filipino online users to ask if TikTok has become the new open-source online encyclopedia.
A citizen fact-checking organization on Monday shared a screengrab of a Facebook user who posted a claim that the Philippines was the “third richest country” in the world under Marcos’ presidency.
“Good morning! Wag niyo po kaming pinaglololoko. Mayroon ding version nito na 1st at 2nd tapos ngayon naman 3rd? Lahat ng ranking balak pasukin?” Fact Check Philippines said.