07/11/2021
FACT CHECKING ‼️
FAKE NEWS: Dismissed a “false report” which claimed that Commissioner Rowena Guanzon is pushing for the scrapping of the May 2022 polls that went viral on social media. That people say on social media that Commissioner Rowena Guanzon is pushing that no election will take place in 2022.
FACT CHECK: Fact Checking statement Commissioner Guanzon did not make any official statement, interview or social media post calling for ‘No Elections’ in 2022 or in support of any call. COMELEC Spokesperson James Jimenez condemned the spread of this fake news. It was found out that it came from a satirical news page ‘Adobo Chronicles’. Satirical news is the use of fiction and humor to provide commentary on the current state of society.
https://mb.com.ph/2021/10/19/comelec-cries-fake-news-over-guanzon-noel-push/
https://twitter.com/jabjimenez/status/1450018784413061120?s=20
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Disclaimer: This fact checking is not a way to put up a fight or conflict. This is to correct misinformation and educate people regarding a certain matter.
-Geoffrey Carl Esmedilla