DAVAO CITY –— The Philippine National Police is blocking attempts of spreading disinformation/’fake news’ in social media which have been posted five years ago.
The PNP, thru the Anti-Cybercrime Group is conducting its own investigation to gather more inputs to support its request for Facebook to permanently take-down the Facebook contents which have been fact-checked as “fake news”.
PNP Chief, Police General Rodolfo S Azurin Jr. cautioned the public anew to be wary of fake news circulating in social media and be responsible in sharing and posting information.
“Please always be mindful of the authenticity of the information and the credibility of its source,” Azurin said.
“Unverified information or any information that cannot be independently validated as factual should always be dealt with caution and prudence, especially if the source is dubious or unknown,” the Chief PNP added.
A 2017 post in Facebook about the alleged discovery of a dismembered body in Quezon City has been proven by the Quezon City Police District to be a hoax.
Just recently, the same newsfeed was reposted and shared by some netizens.
