MANILA, Philippines – Among Filipino adults, majority or 58% said social media influencers, bloggers, and/or vloggers spread false information about politics and the government, a September Pulse Asia survey found.
In the Visayas, it was also a big majority which identified national level politicians as peddlers of such. In Mindanao, more people believe social media influencers and journalists propagate false political information.Most of the respondents or 86% of Filipino adults said false news or “fake news” was a problem in the Philippines. Agreement with this sentiment was more pronounced in Metro Manila and Balance Luzon than in the Visayas and Mindanao .
In Mindanao, the same percentages said they consumed false political information online , on television , and from friends or acquaintances .A September 2021 Pulse Asia