Questions and Answers about the authenticity of claims made in viral stories and memes spreading across the internet.
“If you know what you want for your country and you know what you’re fighting for, then you wouldn’t think about it as harassment towards you.” SHIBBY DE GUZMAN, didnt let her online bashers affect her! Mabuhay ka Shilby! We need teens like you in the world of Mocha Uson, and Rodrigo Duterte. Thank you […]
Answer: The removal of the said article from Philippine Star raises questions and doubts. Here is the picture of the news article and the copy of the said article on the internet. We are leaving you the decision on the veracity of the accusation, NATION Duterte facilitates release of 8 Sinos By Edith Regalado The […]
Answer No, its not true. On the contrary a lot of investors had already pulled out their investments on the Philippines because of the recent tirades of Duterte. He even told investors to get out and instead he’ll deal with China and Russia which are willing to invest in the Philippines. The false news regarding […]
Answer: Yes Many of the new web sites/pages that mostly appeared during 2016 election that provides news states unreliabilty of contents on their respective disclaimer, some are purely sattire or entirely fake news. Here are some of the links: Agila News – agilanews.wordpress.com Mosquito Press – mosquitopress.tumblr.com So What’s News – sowhatsnews.wordpress.com Eritas Times – […]
ANSWER. Yes. “Social media is a primary vehicle of communication today, and because much of that communication is public, it’s no surprise some recruiters and hiring managers are tuning in,” says Rosemary Haefner, VP of HR at CareerBuilder. REFERENCE: http://www.forbes.com/sites/jacquelynsmith/2013/04/16/how-social-media-can-help-or-hurt-your-job-search/#7a0880a324fd CONTRIBUTOR: SAKURA RIO MAGTANGGOL
ANSWER: Yes. Among others, it can be detected checking domain names, grammar, contact info and people’s review. FB Pages are harder to detect though. REFERENCE: https://blog.webnames.ca/how-to-determine-if-a-website-is-a-fake-fraud-or-scam/ CONTRIBUTOR: SAKURA RIO MAGTANGGOL
ANSWER: Yes. Political instability adversely affects growth by lowering the rates of productivity growth and, to a smaller degree, physical and human capital accumulation. REFERENCE: This is based on an empirical paper published in 2013. Link is http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0176268012000675 *free registration required to access How does political instability affect economic growth? sciencedirect.com Sep 8 at 5:26pm […]
ANSWER: No According to Article 31 of the ASEAN Charter, the Chairmanship of ASEAN shall rotate annually, based on the alphabetical order of the English names of Member States. A Member State assuming the Chairmanship shall chair the ASEAN Summit and related summits, the ASEAN Coordinating Council, the three ASEAN Community Councils, relevant ASEAN Sectoral […]
Answer: No That claim that went viral and got circulated in social media was not based on facts. It was taken from an opinion article by Marichu A. Villanueva on “The Philippine Star”. In Fact if we check other articles or news about it the 993 was in fact was the total crime incidents that […]
CONTRIBUTOR: Sakura Rio Magtanggol ANSWER: Yes. These are 3 of the 10 factors affecting the stock market as presented in this article: REFERENCE: http://www.toptenreviews.com/money/articles/top-10-factors-affecting-the-stock-market/