The Inside Spectrum: The Philippine's "Fake News" Problem
Caleb Pangan
Fake news has been filed as an offence in Philippine law, even though this has been in action for about a decade already, the spread of fake news seems to be at its prime now in the present. The term “fake news” in and of itself is a contradiction, as news must be accurate–if it weren’t so, it would not be labelled as news. In its seriousness, “fake news” literally goes against accuracy and reliability; fake news and false information are literally lies.
The spread of false and distorted information has been made easier in this modern age through social media. We no longer have to only rely on messengers and radios to pass along information, now, a connection is all that will do for us to send a message. And even scarier, with things such as “follower counts”, “subscribers”, and such, someone who is relatively popular within a social media platform has the ability to post and spread a false agenda that, with their popularity and charisma, could persuade and misinform an innocent audience. Many government officials and politicians rely on fake news and misinformation to spread their reach and to widen their pockets. Thus, it is scarily common to see attacks against well-meaning journalists who dedicate their lives to combating fake news with integrity and clarity, some situations reaching the extreme where families are being harmed or people being killed. Such has been the case for Percival Mabasa, who less than 48 hours ago (as I am writing this), was shot outside a residence. Mabasa was a journalist who reported on the failings of the government with truth, and often criticized our president and those around him. Percival Mabasa was murdered no more than three weeks after Roy Mabasa, a veteran journalist, was stabbed to death. Proprietors and beneficiaries of fake news are clearly intimidated and scared of journalists and reporters who relay the truth, as it directly harms their freedom to do corrupt deeds.
This report on fake news is likened to a geometric sequence, as the body has more content than the intro. The first part of the report is rather short, similar to the first terms of a geometric sequence. Though, by the main part of the report, there is significantly more text, similar to the later terms of a geometric sequence.
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